The freshman class conducted a survey of the 9th grade students to figure out what type of items they should sell to raise money. The choices were wrapping paper, cookies, fidget spinners, or school supplies. The teacher told them to select the appropriate measure of central tendency for the data they collected.
Which of the following statements would help them decide which measure of central tendency to use for their answer?
Responses
The mean is the average of the numbers in the data set
The range of data will vary depending on how many students they survey
The median is a better measure to use when the data set has an extreme high or low value.
The mode is the most appropriate when the data is not numerical