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  • 07-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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Would the mean or median best describe the given data. Explain your choice.



14, 17, 25, 15, 20, 18, 41

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jonnessab2010
jonnessab2010 jonnessab2010
  • 07-09-2017
18 is the median.
because it's in the middle. 
14,15,17,18,20,25,41
mean is the average so 21.4?
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choixongdong
choixongdong choixongdong
  • 07-09-2017
Put this data set 14, 17, 25, 15, 20, 18, 41 in order from smallest to largest

14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 41

so median = 18
mean = (
14 + 15 +17 + 18 + 20 + 25 + 41)/7 = 150 /7 = 21.43

mean is greater than median, so the mean would be best describe the given data. 

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the mean would be best describe the given data. 
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