Question

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for the data set? Why?

The data set number or televisions: zero, four, one, three, four, two, one, zero, two, three, and fifteen.
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Answer 1

@Wolfboy

Answer 2

I would use median since you have an outlier at 15

Answer 3

if you used mean you would include that outlier and mode wouldn't be helpful

Answer 4

This is a writing question so what would be the best way to answer this question?

Answer 5

Commonly used measures of central tendency are mean, mode, median and midrange. The data set in the question contains an outlier (15), therefore any measure of central tendency that requires a calculation which includes the outlier will give a misleading value for central tendency. The mean and the midrange need calculations which include the outlier, therefore they are not appropriate measures in this case.
That leaves the mode and the median to consider.
Putting the data values in ascending order gives the following result:
0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 15
The mode is the value which occurs most frequently. Can you pick the mode?

Answer 6

^ this

Answer 7

Can you help me with a few more questions?

Answer 8

Ok will try answering,,,,sure!