Example 1

Topic:
Means
The following table shows the number of goals scored each game by a soccer team. Determine which measure of center, the mean or the median, would best describe the average data value for the data set. Describe the variation in the data set.
  1. Order the data from least to greatest.
  2. Determine which measure of center best describes the average data value.
  3. Calculate the mean.
  4. Calculate the median.
  5. Describe the variation in the data set.
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