Question

Mr. Singh needed to understand the trend of his students’ latest test scores. Find the mean and median for each set of data, and then determine which gives a better picture of the scores.
Scores: 89, 99, 80, 5, 90, 0, 100, 95

Answer 1

Answer:

See explanations below

Step-by-step explanation:

Mean is the average of the data

Mean = sum of data/sample size

Sum of data = 89+99+80+5+90+0+100+95

Sum of data = 558

Sample size = 8

Mean = 558/8

Mean = 69.75

Median is the data value in the middle after rearrangement

Rearrange

0 , 5, 80) 89, 90, (95, 99 100

Median = 89+90/2

Median = 89.5

The parameter that gives a better picture of the scores is the Mean since all the given datas are taken into consideration

Answer 2

The mean test score is

✔ 69.75

.

The median test score is

✔ 89.5

.

Which measure of center best represents the test data?

✔ median

I hope this helps!