Question

Over the first five years of owning a car, Gina drove about 12,700 miles the first year, 15,478 miles the second year, 12,675 the third year, 11,850 the fourth year, and 13,075 the fifth year.

a. Find the mean, median, and mode of this data.

b. Explain which measure of central tendency will best predict how many miles Gina will drive in the sixth year.
(1 point)
Responses

mean = 12,700; median = 13,156; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set.
mean = 12,700; median = 13,156; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set.

mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; mode = 3,628; the median is the best choice because it is not skewed by the high outlier.
mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; mode = 3,628; the median is the best choice because it is not skewed by the high outlier.

mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set.
mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set.

mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; no mode; the median is the best choice because it is not skewed by the high outlier.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

mean = 13,156; median = 12,700; no mode; the mean is the best choice because it is representative of the entire data set.