A 100 meter dash was held with 20 contestants. The best time was 10.7 seconds, and the worst time was 15.3 seconds. Only the fastest 10 contestants advance to the final race.

Which measure of central tendency should be used to calculate the cutoff time for the final race?

median
mean
range
mode

Question

A 100 meter dash was held with 20 contestants. The best time was 10.7 seconds, and the worst time was 15.3 seconds. Only the fastest 10 contestants advance to the final race.

Which measure of central tendency should be used to calculate the cutoff time for the final race?

    median
    mean
    range
    mode

xguardians · Answer

Median, since 20-10 = 10, therefore you need to represent the middle which is done through the median.

purple_pink · Answer

agreed^