The table shows data from a survey about the number of times families travel by car or taxi during an average week. The families are either from a rural town (population under 5,000) or a large city (population over 1 million).

Rural Town City
5 0
6 0
7 1
8 1
15 5
25 8
25 9
35 10
36 12
40 18
42 38

Which of the choices below best describes how to measure the center of this data?

Question

The table shows data from a survey about the number of times families travel by car or taxi during an average week. The families are either from a rural town (population under 5,000) or a large city (population over 1 million).

Rural Town	City
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	1
15	5
25	8
25	9
35	10
36	12
40	18
42	38

Which of the choices below best describes how to measure the center of this data?

undeadknight26 · Answer

Both centers are best described with the mean.

 Both centers are best described with the median.

 The country data center is best described by the median. The city data center is best described by the mean.