Question

Zunaira is tracking the number of rebounds she has in each of her basketball games. The dot plot below shows her rebound data for the season.

Which measure of center should Zunaira use to analyze her data? Why?

Zunaira should use the median because the data is roughly symmetric.
Zunaira should use the median because the data is roughly symmetric.

Zunaira should use the median because the outlier at 12 will skew the mean.
Zunaira should use the median because the outlier at 12 will skew the mean.

Zunaira should use the mean because the data is roughly symmetric.
Zunaira should use the mean because the data is roughly symmetric.

Zunaira should use the mean because the data is skewed left.
Zunaira should use the mean because the data is skewed left.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

In this case, Zunaira should use the median to analyze her data because there is an outlier at 12 which will skew the mean. The median is a more robust measure of center that is not affected by outliers, making it a better choice in this situation.