Question

A survey was taken of students in math classes to find out how many hours per day students spend on social media. The survey results for the first-, second-, and third-period classes are as follows:

First period: 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 9, 2, 4, 3, 0

Second period: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 3, 1, 2

Third period: 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 8, 2, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3

Which is the best measure of center for third period and why?

Answer 1

Interquartile range, because there is 1 outlier that affects the center
Standard deviation, because there are no outliers that affect the center
Mean, because there are no outliers that affect the center
Median, because there is 1 outlier that affects the center

Answer 2

@ganeshie8

Answer 3

@heretohelpalways

Answer 4

we can cross out the mean, since there is one outlier

Answer 5

would the 8 be considered the outlier for Third period?

Answer 6

So the answer is C median right @heretohelpalways ?

Answer 7

sorry I meant D and im almost positive that that's the correct answer