Mark is looking at distance estimates of where participants think cities are located on a map.Since the estimates are given by x, y coordinates, Mark thinks he should use the mode as a measure of central tendency.What other measures of central tendency are also available?
A) median and mean
B) median and outliers
C) range and sum of squares
D) outliers and mean

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

While the mode can be useful in identifying the most common estimate, it may not necessarily represent the center of the data if the data is skewed. The median and mean are better measures of central tendency as they take into account the distribution of the data. The median represents the middle value when the data is arranged in order, while the mean is the sum of all values divided by the number of data points.

Mark Is Looking at Distance Estimates of Where Participants Think