A student wants to report on the number of movies her friends watch each week. The collected data are below:

2 14 1 2 0 1 0 2

Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation, and what is its value?
Median; 1.5
Median; 3
Mean; 1.5
Mean; 3

Question

A student wants to report on the number of movies her friends watch each week. The collected data are below:

2	14	1	2	0	1	0	2

Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation, and what is its value?
 Median; 1.5
 Median; 3
 Mean; 1.5
 Mean; 3

Mercury · Answer

thoughts?

notice how there's a significant outlier (14, which is much higher than the other values)

in the case of an outlier, is the median or mean a better measure of center?

after you determine that, calculate the measure of center you selected.