Question

A student wants to report on the number of movies her friends watch each week. The collected data are below:

2

14

1

2

0

1

0

2

Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation and what is its value? (2 points)

Group of answer choices

Median; 1.5

Median; 3

Mean; 1.5

Mean; 3

Answer 1

the median is 1.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

The best measure of center for a set of data is the median value.

To find the median list the values from

Smallest to largest:

0, 0, 1, 1, 2,2, 2, 14

Since there is an even number of values, find the middle two numbers, add them together and divide by 2:

1+2 = 3

3/2 = 1.5

The answer is median 1.5