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Lamar and Mimi are in the same math class. The table shows their scores on 6 math tests. Lamar Mimi 93 90 97 93 96 90 95 91 94 90 98 100 The best measure of center in this scenario is the , and its values for Lamar’s and Mimi’s data are and , respectively. When comparing the measures of center, we can conclude that generally Lamar’s scores are Mimi’s.​

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The best measure of centre is the mean , don't take median as we need average of marks here.

  • Lamar- 93,90,97,93,96,90
  • Mimi:-95,91,94,90,98,100

Mean of Lamar

  • 93+90+97+93+96+90/6
  • 559/6
  • 93.16%

Mean of Mimi

  • 95+91+94+90+98+100
  • 568/6
  • 94.66%

Mimi has been better

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