Question

on six tests you earn scores 89,81,85,82,89 and 89. what is your grade to the nearest whole number, and which measure of central tendency should you choose

Answer 1

you should use the Mean or avg as the central tendency. why? because you want to find the avg of the 6 scores.

89 +81+85+ 82+ 89+ 89 = 515
515/ 6 = 85.833
or 86 when rounded to the nearest whole number