Question

(06.03) A student wants to report on the number of meals his friends buy each week. The collected data are below: 4 19 3 3 2 3 2 4 Which measure of center is most appropriate for this situation and what is its value? (2 points) Group of answer choices Mean; 3 Mean; 5 Median; 3 Median; 5

Answer 1

Median 3.

Explanation:

There is an outlier (19) in this list so the mean is not appropriate.

The middle number ( the median) in the list is the best measure of center :

2 2 3 3 3 4 19

That is 3.