Leslie recorded the weights of the first 10 fish she caught and released at Mirror Lake this season. The weights were 6 pounds, 3 pounds, 8 pounds, 3 pounds, 4 pounds, 2 pounds, 5 pounds, 3 pounds, 19 pounds, and 3 pounds.

a. Find the mean, median, and mode.
b. Leslie wants to predict how big the next fish she catches will be. Which is a better measure for predicting—the mean or median? Explain.

Question

Leslie recorded the weights of the first 10 fish she caught and released at Mirror Lake this season. The weights were 6 pounds, 3 pounds, 8 pounds, 3 pounds, 4 pounds, 2 pounds, 5 pounds, 3 pounds, 19 pounds, and 3 pounds.

a. Find the mean, median, and mode. 
b. Leslie wants to predict how big the next fish she catches will be. Which is a better measure for predicting—the mean or median? Explain.

amistre64 · Answer

with those numbers, either one

amistre64 · Answer

median id say is more central tendency-ier

amistre64 · Answer

mean = add em up and divide by the number caught

median is line em up in order and pick the one in the middle

mode is the one or ones caught the most oftenest