Question

How do I find the central tendency of this?
{23, 29, 12, 14, 27, 23, 23, 18, 23, 1, 7, 18, 43, 24, 28, 17, 32, 33, 38}

Answer 1

@freckles

Answer 2

are there any outliers?

Answer 3

What is outliers?

Answer 4

Numbers that are way higher or lower than normal

Answer 5

I see at least 1

Answer 6

Umm no, it does not have those.

Answer 7

well most numbers are between 15 and 35 so 1 and 7 could be outliers and bring the mean down too much because the mean is easily influenced by outliers so you would need to use median

Answer 8

Is it cool if I send you a screenshot of thee problem?

Answer 9

sure

Answer 10

OOH okay so you know how to find the median right?

Answer 11

Yeah, but I thought that median and central tendency would be different? No?

Answer 12

Median is a measure of central tendency, so are mean and mode

Answer 13

do you understand the question better now? it's asking for the best measure of central tendency for that particular data set

Answer 14

Ok, so if mean and mode are also it do i have to chose a number that is in between them all?

Answer 15

umm no you have to pick one MCT

Answer 16

mean would probably be the best because it's pretty much even

Answer 17

Could you show me how I find the MCT?

Answer 18

so just the mean

Answer 19

MCT stands for measure of central tendency

Answer 20

So the answer is...?

Answer 21

umm... do you know how to find the mean? I'm not allowed to give straight answers.... Well I am but you have to do all the math work or I have to show you

Answer 22

I'm sorry!!! I know it's really aggravating

Answer 23

the data is not skewed to anywhere so it would be even I guess

Answer 24

for the mean do: \[433/19\]

Answer 25

If I find the mean would that be my answer?

Answer 26

you have to fan me for me to answer your message

Answer 27

fine it's just 23

Answer 28

Do you understand MCT now?

Answer 29

@Najia2000

Answer 30

Yea, thanks