Carlton is using the following data samples to make a claim about the house values in his neighborhood:

House Value
A $100,000
B $600,000
C $650,000
D $700,000
E $900,000

Based on the data, should Carlton use the mean or the median to make an inference about the house values in his neighborhood?

He should use the median because there is an outlier that affects the mean.
He should use the mean because there are no outliers that affect the mean.
He should use the mean because it is in the center of the data.
He should use the median because it is in the center of the data.

Question

Carlton is using the following data samples to make a claim about the house values in his neighborhood:

House	Value
A 	$100,000
B	$600,000
C	$650,000
D	$700,000
E	$900,000


Based on the data, should Carlton use the mean or the median to make an inference about the house values in his neighborhood?

He should use the median because there is an outlier that affects the mean.
He should use the mean because there are no outliers that affect the mean.
He should use the mean because it is in the center of the data.
He should use the median because it is in the center of the data.

anonymous · Answer

@Michele_Laino ? help please (: thank you

anonymous · Answer

idk

anonymous · Answer

well 100,00 is a outlier because is different from the rest of them

amistre64 · Answer

yes, it is a drastic difference from the rest of them, outliers skew the mean, so what does that suggest to you?

anonymous · Answer

A He should use the median because there is an outlier that affects the mean.

amistre64 · Answer

very good

anonymous · Answer

yay!