Question

In some racing events, downhill skiers receive the average of their times for three trials. Would you prefer the average time to be the mean or the median if you had… one very good time and two average times?

Answer 1

Median

Explanation:

i think median would be better than mean. This is because with mean, your adding it together then dividing it(by 3 in this case), making the end number higher. tou dont want a higher number in this case.

ex: your numbers are 50, 55,and 90

median = 55 (as it's the middle number)

mean = 65 ( 90+ 55+ 50 / 3)

so median is the lower number, meaning it would be better in this** case.