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OpenStudy (anonymous):

240,205,216,130,210,212,204,297,222,200,238,229,213,200,207,219,244,227,201,217,236,222 Q.Regarding the data set above,which of the following statements are true? a.the median would be a good measure of central tendency. b.there is one outlier. c.there are two outliers. d.the mean would be a good measure of central tendency.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

WERE DI YOU GET 20 AND 7 FROM?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*did*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my bad i dont see the comma

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the mean is a good mesure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mean with 130:217 mean without 130:221

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to be honest. i don't get it :/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

imagine you have the values 1,294,295,296,this one do your mean down because he is to small,and we have few numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its not a good mesure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

me median is a good mesure becaouse is disconsider that 1 median is((294+295)/2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its a?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no it's d) this is for our example with the one and few elements

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks friend:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

297 and 130 are outliers too

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