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Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(05.02 LC)
A student wants to report on the number of books her friends read each week. The collected data are below:
0 24 1 4 5 2 5 4
Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation, and what is its value?
Median; 2
Median; 4
Mean; 2
Mean; 4

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Answer:

median 4

Explanation:

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Explanation:

Given that the set of data collected has an extreme value (24), a Median measure of center is more appropriate than a Mean measure.

We sort the same data collected in increasing order:

{0, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 24}

There are 8 elements inside the set, so we check the 4th and 5th elements (closest to the center), which are 4 and 4.

Since they are equal, the Median is 4.

Our answer is Median; 4.

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