Statistics

[Mocha]

The numbers below are the ages of the people surveyed.
5,12,16,16,16,17,32,45,50,65

Question is …
Which of the three measures of center is the most representative of the data? Explain your reasoning.

i figured out
Mean 27.4
Median 16.5
Mode 16
Q1 16
Q2 16.5
Q3 45…
(I hope it’s correct…)

 

[JeffM]

You correctly figured out the arithmetic mean, the median, and the mode, but the question asked for your REASONS for selecting one as the most representative, meaning the one that best describes in a single number the data as a whole. In other words, you are being asked to make a personal judgment and justify it.

 

[Mocha]

To Jeff
Thank you for your response!