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A teacher wants to compare how two classes have performed on a test they have taken. Should the teacher report the test mean or the test median? Which measure might describe the data set better? Why?
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Answer: median

Step-by-step explanation: In this situation the mean is widely preferred as the best measure of central tendency because it is the measure that includes all the values in the data set for its calculation

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