Based on these data, it is better to describe the centers of distribution in terms of: B. median for both coffee shops because the data distribution is not symmetric.
<h3>What is a median?</h3>
A median can be defined as the middle number (center) of a sorted data set, which is typically when the data set is arranged in from the least to greatest or the greatest to least.
In Mathematics, the median of a data set is generally considered to be a better measure of center than the mean when there's an outlier in the data set.
Next, we would calculate the mean and median for the two coffee shops as follows.
For coffee shop A, we have:
Mean = [F(x)]/n
Mean = [12+15+33+45+46+51+52+57]/8
Mean = [311]/8
Mean = 38.875.
Median = (45+46)/2
Median = 91/2
Median = 45.5.
For coffee shop B, we have:
Mean = [F(x)]/n
Mean = [17+16+36+35+12+9+34+15]/8
Mean = [174]/8
Mean = 21.75.
Median = (16+17)/2
Median = 33/2
Median = 16.5.
Since both the mean and median are not close, we can infer and logically deduce that the data distribution isn't symmetric for both coffee shops A and B.
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