MEDAL AND FAN

Which measures of central tendency are the most representative of the data set?
23, 50, 49, 48, 49, 32, 37, 40, 41, 42, 41, 41, 43

mean, median
range, median
mean, mode and median
mean, mode

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MEDAL AND FAN 

Which measures of central tendency are the most representative of the data set?
23, 50, 49, 48, 49, 32, 37, 40, 41, 42, 41, 41, 43

mean, median
range, median
mean, mode and median
mean, mode

campbell_st · Answer

range is a measure of spread or dispersion... 

the 3 means of central tendency are mean, mode and median 

mode is used for categorical data

mean and median for quantitative data... 

hope this helps

anonymous · Answer

@campbell_st so is it all three- mean, mode, and median?

anonymous · Answer

i know what mean mode and median are, i just dont know what centeral tendency is haha

campbell_st · Answer

well all 3 can be used to find the centre of a data set... you need to decide if you have quantitative data or categorical data...

anonymous · Answer

OH, so mean and median?

anonymous · Answer

@campbell_st

campbell_st · Answer

well it looks like quantitative data to me... so that's what I'd answer... 

but it really depends on what you have learnt... if you have studied data types and 
learnt which measure to use... then I'd answer mean and median

if you haven't studied data types... then its mean, median and mode

campbell_st · Answer

sorry to be wishy washy...

anonymous · Answer

well going off my experience, its never the answer that is different from the rest. ie in all the answers theres only 2 words, except for the one with 3. so ill just go with the mean and median. even if its wrong, i probably wouldnt have guessed right anyways haha. thank you(: