Question

Would the mean or median best describe the given data. Explain your choice.

14, 17, 25, 15, 20, 18, 41

Answer 1

18 is the median.
because it's in the middle.
14,15,17,18,20,25,41
mean is the average so 21.4?

Answer 2

Put this data set 14, 17, 25, 15, 20, 18, 41 in order from smallest to largest

14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 41

so median = 18
mean = (14 + 15 +17 + 18 + 20 + 25 + 41)/7 = 150 /7 = 21.43

mean is greater than median, so the mean would be best describe the given data.

answer
the mean would be best describe the given data.