denotes how stretched or squeezed distribution is | dispersion | |
expected value | mean | |
is a numerical value separating the highter half of data sample from the lower half | median | |
it is the number that occurs most frequently | mode | |
shows how much variation or dispersion from the average exists | deviation | |
is any measure of the peakedness of the probability distribution | kurtosis | |
is any measure of the asymmetry of probability distribution | skewness | |
in the central value for probability distribution | central tendency |