Question

Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (C): The Rome data center is best described by the mean. The New York data center is best described by the median.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Rome

Minimum=0

Maximum=16

Median ,

Mean = 8

Standard Deviation(σ)=5.4

As, difference between , Maximum -Mean =Mean - Minimum=8

So, Mean will Worthy description to find the center of Data set, given about Rome.

2. New York

Minimum=1

Maximum=20

Median , Q2 = 5.5

Mean = 7.25

Standard Deviation(σ)=6.1

As, for New york , Mean is not the mid value, that is difference between Mean and Minimum is not same as Maximum and Mean.

As, you can see , the three Quartiles ,  are very close to each other, it means , other data values are quite apart from each other. So, Mean will not  appropriately describe the given data.So, in this case Median will suitable to find the center.