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  • 03-04-2020
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Which measure of center would be BEST to use for the following set of data?

24, 30, 19, 26, 27, 78, 31, 22

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GioJB22
GioJB22 GioJB22
  • 03-04-2020

Answer:

Median

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because if you used the mean it would be higher than the median  because there is an outlier (78)

or

Because the data is skewed right, the mean would be affected

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amna04352
amna04352 amna04352
  • 03-04-2020

Answer:

Median

Which is 26.5

Step-by-step explanation:

19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31 ,78

78 is an outlier which makes mean a wrong estimate of the average.

Mode is not available

So the best option is Median

Median is (26+27)/2 = 26.5

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