The hourly salary of five workers are $6, $6, $8, $10, and $35.

Is the mean or median the best measure of center to summarize the salaries of the workers?

A.
mean

B.
median

C.
Both mean and median summarize the data equally well

Question

The hourly salary of five workers are $6, $6, $8, $10, and $35. 

Is the mean or median the best measure of center to summarize the salaries of the workers?
 
 A.
mean
 
 B.
median
 
 C.
Both mean and median summarize the data equally well

campbell_st · Answer

the median is the better measure as $35 would be considered an outlier and exerts a big influence of the mean.