In Margaritte's sociology discussion group 4 of the 5 students are between the ages of 19 and 23; the fifth student is 54 years old.If Margaritte wants to report the statistic that best represents the "average" age for her discussion group,she should report either

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In this case, the median or the mode would be more representative of the "average" age because the age range is heavily skewed by the outlier of the 54-year-old student. The mean would be heavily influenced by this outlier and would not accurately reflect the typical age of the group. Therefore, the median or mode would be a better choice to represent the "average" age for this particular discussion group.

In Margaritte's Sociology Discussion Group 4 of the 5 Students