Question

The data are the lengths of songs (in minutes) on your new CD. Which measure of center best represents the data with and without the outlier? Explain.

2.2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, 14.2

Answer 1

(Answers all without outlier)
The Median is: 2.7 (center of data)
The Mode is:2.2 ( most occurring Number)
The Range is:1.2 ( The difference of the largest and smallest number )
The Mean is: 2.725 ( average)
Explanation: The data is best fit because the outlier really doesn't belong in the data anyways)

Answer 2

The center of data would be 2.8 because it is in the middle which means it is the median