Table 3.2 Park Space in Five Neighbourhoods of a Fictional City

-Refer to Table 3.2. What would be the most appropriate measure of central tendency for the distribution of park space?
A) the mode
B) the median
C) the mean
D) the interquartile range

Question

Table 3.2 Park Space in Five Neighbourhoods of a Fictional City
 
-Refer to Table 3.2. What would be the most appropriate measure of central tendency for the distribution of park space?
A) the mode 
B) the median 
C) the mean 
D) the interquartile range

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The median is the most appropriate measure of central tendency for skewed distributions or when there are outliers, which is often the case with park space distributions.

Table 32 Park Space in Five Neighbourhoods of a Fictional City