Question

EASY QUESTION

Which measure of central tendency best describes the data set below?


{0, 80, 85, 88, 90, 95}

A. the mean, 73
B. the mode, none
C. the range, 95
D. the median, 86.5

Answer 1

The answer is D

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer would be D, the median 86.5.

In this set of data most of the values are in the 80's or 90's. There is only 1 number that is outside of this range, that is the value 0. It is an outlier.

When we have an outlier, the median generally gives us the better measure of central tendency.