Measures of Center Comparison

Click the checkboxes to show three different measures of center for the x-values of the points. [br]Drag the points to see how the mean, median, and root mean square (RMS) react.[br]Things to notice:[br][list][*]The mean and RMS are sensitive. They adapt to every x value change. [/*][*]The median is resistant. It only responds to changes in the middle x values.[/*][*]The RMS treats negative x-values as if they were positive. [/*][*]The RMS measures the average [b]size[/b] of the numbers, ignoring the sign.[/*][/list]

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