The manager of a women’s shoe department recorded the following sizes of shoes sold in one day:

5, 6, 5 1/2, 7, 9, 6, 5, 7 1/2, 7, 5, 8, 6 1/2, 7, 8, 6, 4, 6 1/2, 10, 7

Choose which measure of central tendancy best describes the following:

the value most helpful to the manager for maintaining the stock
a.
mean
c.
mode
b.
median

Question

The manager of a women’s shoe department recorded the following sizes of shoes sold in one day:

5, 6, 5 1/2, 7, 9, 6, 5, 7 1/2, 7, 5, 8, 6 1/2, 7, 8, 6, 4, 6 1/2, 10, 7
 
Choose which measure of central tendancy best describes the following:

the value most helpful to the manager for maintaining the stock
a.
mean
c.
mode
b.
median

anonymous · Answer

the ans is not A (figured out in practice answers)
pls tell

anonymous · Answer

@paki

anonymous · Answer

it should be mode...

anonymous · Answer

why?

anonymous · Answer

all i know is that mean is used when there r no outliers 
and mode is used when there r outliers

anonymous · Answer

*typo 
median is used when there r outliers

anonymous · Answer

then see...you figurred out A is noot answer...

and mode is used when there is no outliner..then the left choic is your answer...

anonymous · Answer

that was a typo

anonymous · Answer

median is used when u have an outlier

paki · Answer

please have a look here... https://statistics.laerd.com/statistical-guides/measures-central-tendency-mean-mode-median.php

anonymous · Answer

ok so?

paki · Answer

then what you say about the answer....

anonymous · Answer

um...do u know? i cannot read that whole thing fast 
can u tell me the ans?

paki · Answer

@zaibali.qasmi  agree with mode...

anonymous · Answer

how?

anonymous · Answer

@IMStuck

paki · Answer

for this please have a look at the data provided...

anonymous · Answer

@SolomonZelman

solomonzelman · Answer

Sounds like it is the mode from your math problem, even though business-wise I would never give such an advise without looking deeper at the situation. Like the last purchases stats and other things about the store and costumers that I know.

Juts trying to sound smart :P

anonymous · Answer

why not mean @SolomonZelman

anonymous · Answer

???? @SolomonZelman

solomonzelman · Answer

mean is not necessary any of the shoe sizes.

solomonzelman · Answer

necessarily (oops)

anonymous · Answer

???

anonymous · Answer

i thought we use mean  when there r no outliers 
n i dont see any outliers?????

paki · Answer

outlier makes no sense here....

anonymous · Answer

can u explain me in a lil more detail
@paki @SolomonZelman

paki · Answer

OMG @MaimiGirl , what you need to be explained... tell me

anonymous · Answer

how can u and solomon so easily say that it is mode
all i am asking is that why can't it be mean??

anonymous · Answer

I am not good at this i'm jst learning it

solomonzelman · Answer

mean is not any of the shoe sizes, as paki has said several number of times.
If most people where size 6 (for example) then even if the average is 5.5, there is no reason to have some extra 5.5, people will buy size 6 more.

anonymous · Answer

okay thnx

anonymous · Answer

appreciated! :)