Which statement about the data is true?

724, 727, 996, 712, 725, 704, 730, 710

The mean, median, and mode are all appropriate measures of center.

Both the mean and median are appropriate measures of center.

Both the median and mode are appropriate measures of center.

The median is the only appropriate measure of center.

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Devin Grant

7 July, 18:16

Which statement about the data is true?

724, 727, 996, 712, 725, 704, 730, 710

The mean, median, and mode are all appropriate measures of center.

Both the mean and median are appropriate measures of center.

Both the median and mode are appropriate measures of center.

The median is the only appropriate measure of center.

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Aylin Yoder · Answer 1

We can see from the given numbers in the data that there is an outlier. This means that mean or average is not a good measure of center. Also, there is no repeating number to give us the mode of the given. The answer is therefore, median is the only appropriate measure of center.