Over the first five years of owning her car, Gina drove about 12,700 miles the first year, 15,478 miles the second year, 12,765 the third year, 11,850 the fourth year, and 13,075 the fifth year.
a. Find the mean, median, and mode of this data.
b. Explain which measure of central tendency will best predict how many miles Gina will drive in the sixth year.

Question

Over the first five years of owning her car, Gina drove about 12,700 miles the first year, 15,478 miles the second year, 12,765 the third year, 11,850 the fourth year, and 13,075 the fifth year. 
a. Find the mean, median, and mode of this data. 
b. Explain which measure of central tendency will best predict how many miles Gina will drive in the sixth year.

anonymous · Answer

A. mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set. 	
  B. mean = 12,700; median = 13,156; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set. 	
  C. mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; mode = 3,628; the median is the best choice because it is not skewed by the higer outlier. 	
  D. mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; no mode; the median is th

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

C I think is the answer I just worked this out

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks