A team has twelve 15-year-old players and eight 16-year-old players. The coach of the team is 43 years old. Which measure of central tendency best represents the ages of the team, including the coach, and why?

Mode, because it includes the age of everyone on the team.
Mean, because it includes the age of everyone on the team.
Median, because it is not affected by the age of the coach.
Mean, because it is not affected by the age of the coach.

Question

A team has twelve 15-year-old players and eight 16-year-old players. The coach of the team is 43 years old. Which measure of central tendency best represents the ages of the team, including the coach, and why?

Mode, because it includes the age of everyone on the team.
Mean, because it includes the age of everyone on the team.
Median, because it is not affected by the age of the coach.
Mean, because it is not affected by the age of the coach.

anonymous · Answer

The Median because it is not affected by the age of the coach

The Mean is influenced heavily by all values and skews the ages up.