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Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation and what it’s value ?

Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation and what it’s value-example-1

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Answer:

Median; 4

Explanation:

The terms are 0, 24, 1, 4, 5, 2, 5, 4.

In Ascending order,

0, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 24

The number of terms ( n ) = 8

Since, n = 8 ( even number )

There is a formula to find median for even number of terms.

Median ( even number ) = [(n/2)th term + {(n/2) + 1}th term] / 2

n/2 th term

= 8/2 th term

= 4 th term

= 4 th term in the ascending order

= 4

(n/2) + 1 th term

= 4 + 1 th term

= 5 th term

= 5 th term in the ascending order

= 4

[(n/2)th term + {(n/2) + 1}th term] / 2

= [ 4 + 4 ] / 2

= 8/2

= 4

Therefore,

The measure of center is most appropriate for this situation is Median

and its value is 4.

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