Question

You are finding a measure of center in the data sets below using either the mean or the median. In which of the data sets should you find the median? Select all that apply. A) 18, 17, 15, 12, 16, 18 B) 92, 93, 95, 91, 88, 89 C) 35, 37, 39, 41, 91, 31 D) 45, 87, 83, 81, 79 E) 48, 47, 44, 43, 44, 47

Answer 1

A) 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18 - not this
B ) 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 95 - not this
C) 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 92 - not this
D) 45, 79, 81, 83, 87 - this
E) 43, 44, 44, 47, 47, 48 - not this
So therefore, the data set where you can find the median is D.