Question

answer the questions below.
(a) here are the prices (in thousands) for 9 houses for sale in a local neighborhood:
$160, $289, $291, $293, $296, $305, $309, $312, $314.
which measure should be used to summarize the data?
mean median mode
(b) all has recorded his golf score for each round hes played this year.
which measure gives the score he shot the most often?
mean median mode
(c) in the past 9 days, aldo has received the following numbers of email advertisements per day:
42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52.
which measure should be used to summarize the data?
mean median mode

Explanation:

• (a) The data set has an outlier ($160$). The median is less affected by outliers than the mean. The mode is not suitable as there are no repeated values.
• (b) The mode is the value that appears most frequently. So, it will give the score he shot the most often.
• (c) There are no outliers or repeated values. The mean is a good measure to summarize the data as it takes into account all the values.

Answer:

• (a) Median
• (b) Mode
• (c) Mean