i) Distinguish between measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion (or variation). (2 marks)

ii) State TWO examples of measures of central tendency. (1 mark)

iii) State TWO examples of measures of dispersion (or variation). (1 mark)

i) Measures of central tendency are averages that describe the way in which a group of data cluster around a central value. Measures of dispersion give some idea of the amount of spread or scatter (about its average) that occurs in a given group of data. (2 marks)

ii) Examples of measures of central tendency: Mean, Median, and Mode. (1 mark)

iii) Examples of measures of dispersion: Mean deviation, Variance, Standard Deviation, Range, Coefficient of variation, Quartiles, Quartile deviation, etc. (1 mark)