The Bulldogs, a baseball team, has nine starting players. The heights of the starting players are 72 in., 71 in., 78 in., 70 in., 72 in., 72 in., 73 in., 70 in., and 72 in. Which term BEST describes the data value 78 in.?

A) mean

B) median

C) mode

D) outlier

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Mya Manning

Mathematics

23 April, 18:03

The Bulldogs, a baseball team, has nine starting players. The heights of the starting players are 72 in., 71 in., 78 in., 70 in., 72 in., 72 in., 73 in., 70 in., and 72 in. Which term BEST describes the data value 78 in.?

A) mean

B) median

C) mode

D) outlier

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Davin · Answer 1

By looking at this data, you can see that while most of the data is in between 70 and 73, the only number that isn't in that range is 78. Therefore, the term outlier describes 78in the best.

Lawson Webster · Answer 2

D) Outlier

The Bulldogs, a baseball team, has nine starting players. The heights of the starting players are 72 in., 71 in., 78 in., 70 in., 72 in., 72 in., 73 in., 70 in., and 72 in. Which term BEST describes the data value 78 in.?A) meanB) medianC) modeD) outlier

The Bulldogs, a baseball team, has nine starting players. The heights of the starting players are 72 in., 71 in., 78 in., 70 in., 72 in., 72 in., 73 in., 70 in., and 72 in. Which term BEST describes the data value 78 in.?

A) mean

B) median

C) mode

D) outlier