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A teacher wants to find out the average number of weekly reading hours of her students. She noted the number of reading hours of 5 of her students as shown below: 5, 3, 2, 1, 4 Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for this situation, and what is its value? Either the mean or median; both are 3 Either the mean or median; both are 2 Only the median; 3 Only the mean; 2

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Both mean and median are 3

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The measure of central tendency that is most appropriate for this situation is the mean and the value is 3

Calculating the mean of a data

The mean of set of datas is also referred to as its average.

Given the set of data below that represents the reading hour of a student as 5, 3, 2, 1, 4

For a teacher to find out the average number of weekly reading hours of her students, she will need to calculate the mean.

Mean = Sum of data/sample data

Mean  = 5+3+2+1+4/5

Mean = 15/5 = 3

Hence the measure of central tendency that is most appropriate for this situation is the mean and the value is 3

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