Example 1
The following table shows the number of goals scored each game by a soccer team. Determine which measure of center, the mean or the median, would best describe the average data value for the data set. Describe the variation in the data set.
- Order the data from least to greatest.
- Determine which measure of center best describes the average data value.
- Calculate the mean.
- Calculate the median.
- Describe the variation in the data set.