Part 1: [4 points] Find the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode and range) for the following data set: 17, 21, 23, 29, 21, 20, 19

Part 2: [3 points] Tell which of these measures would best represent the whole data set and why.

Question

Part 1: [4 points] Find the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode and range) for the following data set: 17, 21, 23, 29, 21, 20, 19

Part 2: [3 points] Tell which of these measures would best represent the whole data set and why.

ybarrap · Answer

Part 1:
 mean 21.4
 median 21
 mode 21
 range 12

Part 2:
 average and range since these include effects of outliers and quantifies dispersion of the data