Mathematics

Kaylee

23 December, 05:12

The two sets of data below show the number of bubbles blown in fifty trials using two different bubble solutions.

A box plot titled Bubbles Created with Solution 1. The number line goes from 80 to 116. The whiskers range from 80 to 114, and the box ranges from 100 to 112. A line divides the box at 110.

Bubbles Created with Solution 1

A box plot titled Bubbles Created with Solution 2. The number line goes from 72 to 110. The whiskers range from 72 to 110, and the box ranges from 74 to 80. A line divides the box at 76.

Bubbles Created with Solution 2

Which best describes the measure of center that can be used to most accurately compare the two data sets?

the mean, because it increases the influence of outliers