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01 — Central Tendency

Mean, median, and mode summarize a distribution with a single number. Drag the dots, add an outlier, and watch which measure moves.

Mean (μ)
Median
Mode
Mean Median Mode
Try this: Click "Add an outlier" and watch the mean jump while the median barely moves. That's why we report median income, not mean — incomes are right-skewed.