Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Game Runs Scored
1 0
2 7
3 2
4 9
5 1
6 1
7 10
What value, the mean or the median, best describes the shape of the data set that contains the number of runs scored by the baseball team?

Answer 1

The median best describes the shape of the data set because it is not influenced by outliers and gives a better representation of the typical runs scored by the team. In this case, the median is 2, which is a more accurate description of the team's typical performance compared to the mean, which is 4.86, and is skewed by the high score of 10 in game 7.