Question

For which data sets is the median a better measure of center than the mean?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
Neil surveyed local gas stations to find the price per gallon of gas. The prices were $3.45, $3.49, $3.51, $3.52, $3.54, and $4.13.

B.
Ameena’s last 5 cellphone bills were $98.05, $98.37, $99.25, $100.12, and $100.45.

C.
The players on a local baseball team are all 16 or 17 years old. There are about the same number of players of each age.

D.
Jennifer sold 5 cars. The selling prices were $16,500; $32,500; $32,600; $35,000; and $35,100.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Do you know what median is?

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

Sorry I'm not good at math

Answer 6

:/ Ok

Answer 7

Wish I could help though

Answer 8

Its fine

Answer 9

Okay, so what have you done with this problem so far, have you worked on it?

Answer 10

I am confused with it

Answer 11

i dont get what to do in this problem

Answer 12

ok you are finding the problem where finding the median is the best.

Answer 13

Ok

Answer 14

Compared to the mean

Answer 15

Ok

Answer 16

Just looking at it, you might be able to eliminate a choice or two

Answer 17

how do you eliminate the answers, like how do you know which is wrong?

Answer 18

?

Answer 19

I think C is wrong it looks wrong to me

Answer 20

yup

Answer 21

For the right answer, you want to find one that has an outlier, that would throw off the average/mean.

Answer 22

What is an outlier?

Answer 23

a piece if data completely not like the rest
like 4,6,5,3,2,61
61 is completely different and would mess up the average

Answer 24

And D?

Answer 25

yup, your answer is D

Answer 26

Yay so so far C and D right?

Answer 27

i mean just D

Answer 28

yup :)

Answer 29

just D

Answer 30

Just D.... Oh ok! Thx! can you help me in a couple more its like 3 more