Question

The dot plot below shows the number of books 26 students read in a month:

Dot plot labeled Number of Books Read shows 10 dots over 0, 7 dots over 1, 3 dots over 2, 2 dots over 3, 1 dot over 4, and 3 dots over 10.

Is the median or the mean a better center for this data and why?

Mean; because the data is skewed and there are outliers
Mean; because the data is symmetric and there are outliers
Median; because the data is skewed and there are outliers
Median; because the data is symmetric and there are outliers

Answer 1

The outlier is 10 since it has a 5 spot gap away from the next dot and every other dot in the line is close together without any gaps, the data is also skewed. This would make median the best answer.

Answer 2

so this makes Median; because the data is skewed and there are outliers the best awnser!