Find the measures of center. What value best represents all the measures of center in the data set 12, 13, 40, 95, 88, 7, 95?

(Please choose ONE answer choice)

A. 40

B. 95

C. 48

D. 50

1 answer

C. 48

Explanation: To find the measures of center in the data set, we can calculate the mean, median, and mode.
Mean: (12+13+40+95+88+7+95)/7 = 50
Median: Arranging the data set in numerical order: 7, 12, 13, 40, 88, 95, 95. The median is the middle value, which is 40.
Mode: The mode is the value that appears most frequently in the data set, which is 95.

Out of the three measures of center, 48 is the value closest to all of them, making it the best representation of the measures of center in this data set.