Asked by Jo

7. Find the mean, median, and mode of the data set.
Explain which measure of central tendency best
describes the data.
pages of homework: 2 2 2 5 3 9 7 3 5 2

8. You are training for a marathon. On the first three
days of training, you run for 2, 4, and 5 miles. How
many miles should you run on the fourth day so that
you run a mean of 4 miles per day?



Answered by Ms. Sue
What don't you understand about this assignment?

Answered by Jo
"Explain which measure of central tendency best
describes the data." is the part I need help with
Answered by Ms. Sue
Do you think the mean, median, or the mode best describes the data in number 1?

What are the mean, median and mode of this data?
Answered by Jo
The mean is 4, the median is 3, and the mode is 2
Answered by Ms. Sue
Do you think the mean or the median is the better description?
Answered by Jo
Well what do you mean by better description? What would any of those be better describing?
Answered by Ms. Sue
The better description is the central tendency.