Question

Find the mean, median, and mode of the data set. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Then determine which measure of

center best represents the data. Explain.
74,89,71,70,68,70

Answer 1

mean : (74+89+71+70+68+70)/6=73,66666=73,7

median :

68 70 70 71 74 89

median :(70+71)/2=70,5

mode : 70

the series is fairly homogeneous because the values ​​are not too far apart.

Since the median is close to 70.5, it better represents the central tendency of the data

the high value of 89, makes the average slightly higher than it would be without this value

the high value of 89, makes the average slightly higher than it would be without this value

The mode, although representing a frequent value, may not reflect the central tendency