Question

Mr. Meyers gave both of his Science classes a 60-question exam over the water cycle. The number of questions that the students answered correctly are shown below.

Class A - 42, 44, 44, 45, 45, 46, 47, 48, 48, 48, 48, 49, 49, 50, 50, 50, 52, 54, 56, 56, 58

Class B - 27, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 46, 47, 47, 48, 51, 51, 51, 51, 52, 53, 54, 54, 54, 55, 56

Determine if the mean or the median is the best measure of center.

For class A, the
provides the best measure of center.

For class B, the
provides the best measure of center.

When comparing the classes to each other, the
provides the best measure of center, and it indicates that students in class B typically answered
questions correctly than students in class A.