Question

The dot plot shows the ages of the 20 people currently in Ms. Jens classroom.

Which MEASURE OF VARIATION would be best to describe this distribution pls helpp

A. median

B. interquartile range

C. range

D. mean

Answer 1

D. mean

Explanation:

The data is fairly symmetrical with the exception of one outlier at 27 which will not drastically affect the mean.

So the mean is a good measure to describe this data.