Question

A survey was taken of students in math classes to find

out how many hours per day students spend on social
media. The survey results for the first-, second-, and
third-period classes are as follows:
First period: 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 9, 2, 4, 3,0
Second period: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 3, 1, 2
Third period: 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 8, 2, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3
Which is the best measure of center for second period
and why?

Answer 1

I’m guessing you meant central tendency.

I’d say the mean is the best measure for period 2. This is because it doesn’t have any extremely low or high values which could distort the mean value.

If it did ie. 8, then I would choose median as it is less affected by anomalous results