Question

A snowmobile company recorded the number of snowmobiles purchased by some counties in a state.

11 13 14 15 16 14 13 16 15 14
11 11 12 15 13 14 17 18 18 16

Which of the following is the best measure of center for this data?

Answer 1

11 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 :::: 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 18

14

Answer 2

The best measure of center for this data would be the median, as it would not be affected by extreme values or outliers.

Answer 3

The median in this dataset is 14, as it is the middle value when the numbers are arranged in numerical order.