Question

The number below show the number of children living at home in a neighborhood of 24 homes. Which measure best bdescribes the data: mean, median, or mode? Explain. 2, 1, 3, 0, 4, 4, 1, 2, 0, 6, 2, 2, 5, 0, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 0, 1, 4

Answer 1

MEAN

Explanation:

Out of the measures of dispersion, the measure that best describe a set of data is the mean because it calculates the average of the data. Also, it helps to detect if there are outlier or not.

Given the sets of data;

2, 1, 3, 0, 4, 4, 1, 2, 0, 6, 2, 2, 5, 0, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 0, 1, 4

Mean = sum of data/sample size

Sum of data = 2+1+3+0+4+4+1+2+0+6+2+2+5+0+2+3+3+1+1+4+2+0+1+4

Sum of data = 53

Sample size = 23

Mean = 53/23

Mean = 2.3