Question

Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(08.06)A student wants to report on the number of movies her friends watch each week. The collected data are below:

2
14
1
2
0
1
0
2


Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation and what is its value?

Median, 1.5
Median; 3
Mean, 1.5
Mean; 3

Answer 1

The median would be 1.5

Answer 2

In this case, the median would be the best measure since there is the outlier of 14 in the data. This set of data will have the median of 1.5.

Explanation: