Which measure of central tendency would be the most appropriate for this set of data? 3 8 1 6 3 4 11 3 4 3 5

A) mode
B) variance
C) mean
D) median

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Which measure of central tendency would be the most appropriate for this set of data? 3 8 1 6 3 4 11 3 4 3 5A)  modeB)  varianceC)  meanD)  median

Haley Howard · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The median would be the most appropriate measure of central tendency for this set of data because it is not affected by outliers (in this case, the outlier is the value 11) and gives a general idea of the middle value in the set. The mode would not work well because there are multiple values that occur three times each. The mean could work, but it might be skewed by the presence of the outlier. Variance is not a measure of central tendency, but rather a measure of spread or variability in the data.

Which measure of central tendency would be the most appropriate for this set of data? 3 8 1 6 3 4 11 3 4 3 5

A) mode
B) variance
C) mean
D) median

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