Question

The data in the accompanying table provides

the commuting time in minutes for the
employees of a small business. should the
mean be used to compare the measure of
center for other small businesses? explain.
25
7
30
21
9
18
32
14
12
17
35
6
15
6
10
25
27
3
15

Answer 1

The mean is one measure of central tendency that can be used to compare the commuting times of employees for different small businesses. However, it may not always be the best measure to use. The mean can be influenced by extreme values (outliers) and may not accurately represent the typical commuting time for employees. In such cases, the median or mode may be more appropriate measures of central tendency to use for comparison.