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QuestionGiven the following frequency table of values, is the mean or the median a better measure of the center of the data set?

QuestionGiven the following frequency table of values, is the mean or the median a-example-1
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From the frequency table provided;

The median takes the exact value that is atthe middle of the data set, while the mean also does this but uses every one of the data provided in the process of doing this.

Hence, the Mean is a better measure of central tendency in this case

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