Ideas in this flowchart

• Measures of central tendency describe the typical values in a dataset.
• The mean is the arithmetic average.
• The median is the middle value of an ordered dataset.
• The mode is the value or range occurring most frequently.
• The mean is sensitive to outliers.
• The median is more resistant to extreme observations.
• Modes can reveal multiple groups or age classes.
• A single mean or median might conceal multiple groups or age classes.