Question

Which of the following best describes the center of a data set if there are outliers in the data but no big gaps in the middle of the data? Mean Median Mode Or Range

Answer 1

It is most likely the mean. Because the mean is the center of the data

Answer 2

Answer:  Median

Step-by-step explanation:

The measures of  the central tendency of a data :-

1) Mean    2) Median    3) Mode

• Mean is usually considered the best measure of central tendency and the most frequently used .
• Mode is preferred as central tendency when data is in nominal or sometimes ordinal scale  .
• Median is preferred as the best measure of central tendency if there is outliers in data because mean gets highly effected by outliers.

Therefore, the best describes the center of a data set if there are outliers in the data but no big gaps in the middle of the data = Median