Hannah was hired by a satellite TV company to take a survey. She asked each of the people who live on her street how many TVs were in their homes.

This is a list of her survey results. Which measure of central tendency is the most appropriate for her to report to the company? Why?

Number of Televisions:

1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3

Question

Hannah was hired by a satellite TV company to take a survey. She asked each of the people who live on her street how many TVs were in their homes.

This is a list of her survey results. Which measure of central tendency is the most appropriate for her to report to the company? Why?


Number of Televisions:

1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3

directrix · Answer

She should report the mode (most frequent response) of 3 to the company.