Question

Paul has been put in charge of setting up an 8-ball league at his local pool hall. He has set up the league so that two players play a specific number of games each night the league plays. He is trying to decide if player should play 1, 3, 5, or 7 games each league night. To help make the decision, he has decided to poll the players to see how many games they would prefer to play each night. Which measure of central tendency should Paul use when using the data from the poll to make his decision?
A.
Paul should use the mean of the poll results to guide his decision.
B.
Paul should use the median of the poll results to guide his decision.
C.
Paul should use the mode of the poll results to guide his decision.
D.
Paul should use either the mean or the median, as they will produce the same value.

Answer 1

Paul should use the mode of the poll results to guide his decision.