Question

Which is the better measure of center to summarize the hours people spent jogging?

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A. Mean. The reason: It takes into account the times of all the joggers.

B. Median. The reason: It disregards the highest and lowest times.

C. Range. The reason: It is the difference between the high and low value.

D. Mode. The reason: It is the time that the most people jogged.

Answer 1

help me please

Answer 2

any ideas? are there any obvious outliers?

Answer 3

what do u mean?
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Answer 4

let's try listing out the values

28 29

30 31 32 39

45

are there any numbers that are a lot larger or a lot smaller than the others?

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

maybe 45?

Answer 7

good, so there are no outliers and the mean is the best measure of center (A)

Answer 8

thank you