Question

Use the table to answer the question.
This table shows the number
of free throws made by the
basketball team in each
game.
Game Free Throws Made
1 4
2 14
3 5
4 7
5 19
6 15
7 6
What value, the mean or median, best describes the shape of the data set that contains the number of
free throws made by the basketball team? Choose 1 for mean and 2 for median.

Answer 1

2

The data are right-skewed (most values are low but a few large values 14, 15, 19 pull the mean up), so the median is the better measure of center. (Median = 7.)