Question

Which measure of central tendency is the best measure to describe the set of data? Explain.


53
55
55
62
62
65
68
75
78
78
79
79
79
80
81
87
88
89

a.
The mean, most of the data is near it.
b.
The median, most of the data is near it.
c.
The mean or the median. They are equal.
d.
The mean or the mode. They are equal.

Answer 1

the data is skewed towards the higher numbers so i thing the median 78 is best measure i.e. b .
the mean is about 73

Answer 2

thanks

Answer 3

yw