Simple summary calculations.

Abstract:

:Methods of measuring the general magnitude or central tendency of sets of data are described, including the mean, median and mode. Similarly, methods of determining the degree of dispersion of the observations about the mean, including range, variance, and standard deviation are presented, together with worked practical examples of their use and importance. The use of algebraic notation in statistics is described.

journal_name

Br Dent J

journal_title

British dental journal

authors

Bulman JS,Osborn JF

doi

10.1038/sj.bdj.4806727

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-02-11 00:00:00

pages

87-90

issue

3

eissn

0007-0610

issn

1476-5373

journal_volume

166

pub_type

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