Question

The following data set has a mode of 5, a mean of 13, and a median of 8.5. Which of these three measures gives the best idea of the overall value of the numbers in the list?

5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 39

A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Median

Answer 1

Can you help me !!

Answer 2

Which number would tell someone the most about the values represented? It really depends on what impression your taking to make.

Mode tells someone about the number that occurs most. Does 5 represent most of the numbers?

Median tells someone about the number in the middle of the list. Does 8.5 represent most of the numbers?

Mean tells someone about the "average" number that occurs like a your grade average. Does 13 represent most of the numbers?

Answer 3

Trying to make.

Answer 4

would it be mode

Answer 5

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

I would personally pick median.

If people see median they know half the values are above and half below.

Mode just means that score happens the most, but it doesn't say anything about all the other values. All the other values are larger than 5 here.

Mean can be influenced by high/low values. Since I can see the data, I can see most values are less than 13.

Since mode and mean represent extreme values better and not the values as a whole, the median seems best.