Question

Day Temperature

1 13
2 15
3 22
4 12
5 22
6 18
7 18
8 22
9 11
10 13
11 20
12 21

You record the temperature for 12 days. Which number summarizes all of the data with a single number?
A) 4.2
B) 11
C) 16
D) 17.25

Answer 1

17.25

Explanation:

Answer 2

D) 17.25

Explanation:

If you want to summarize all the data points with a single number you want a measure of center such as mean. The mean for the data set is 17.25. All the others represent a measure of spread.