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For which data set are the mean and median closest together?

A.
{2, 2, 3, 3, 3}
B.
{2, 2, 2, 2, 4}
C.
{1, 2, 3, 4, 4}
D.
{0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2}

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Answer: D

Explanation:

To Find the mean you do the sum of all numbers divided by the amount of numbers used.

The Mean of A is

2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 / 5 = 2.6

The Mean of B is

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 / 5 = 2.4

The Mean of C is

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4 / 5 = 2.8

The Mean of D is

0.5 + 1 + 1.5 + 2 + 2 / 5 = 1.4

To Find the median sort the data points in ascending order of size. The median is the middle data point in the list if the number of data points is odd. The median is the mean of the two middle data points in the list if the number of data points is even.

The Median of A is 3

The Median of B is 2

The Median of C is 3

The Median of D is 1.5

The Mean and Median of D is closest together therefore the answer is D :)

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