Cody bought eight bags of jelly beans at the store. He counted the number of jelly beans in each bag. These are the results:
40, 40, 42, 50, 55, 57, 59, 61
Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for the data, and why?
mean, since it represents the most frequent number
A
B
mean, since there are no outliers that affect the data
С
median, since there are no outliers that affect the data
median, since it represents the most frequent number
D