The Salaries of 8 statistics professors are as follows: $65,000, $72,000, $68,000, $63,000, $70,000, $71,000, $76,000, and $120,000 Which measure of center (mean, median, or mode) provides more reliable information about the average salary of a statistics professor?

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Advanced Placement (AP)

23 November, 16:34

The Salaries of 8 statistics professors are as follows: $65,000, $72,000, $68,000, $63,000, $70,000, $71,000, $76,000, and $120,000 Which measure of center (mean, median, or mode) provides more reliable information about the average salary of a statistics professor?

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Vaughn Mcgee · Answer 1

Median

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It would be the median because the outlier of 120,000 does not allow a successful average result for the mean. The median considers the numbers from 60,000-76,000 more and it due to the fact that these set of numbers are prevalent in the data, they should also be prioritized, especially over an outlier.