5.95, 5.90, 5.85, 5.80, 5.75, 5.75, 5.75, 5.65, 5.65, 5.65, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55

The men's pole vault finals' scores for the 2004 Olympic games in Athens are shown. Is the mean a good descriptor of this set?

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Lorenzo Stuart

Mathematics

27 February, 16:07

5.95, 5.90, 5.85, 5.80, 5.75, 5.75, 5.75, 5.65, 5.65, 5.65, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55

The men's pole vault finals' scores for the 2004 Olympic games in Athens are shown. Is the mean a good descriptor of this set?

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Dallas Carr · Answer 1

Yes, the mean is a good descriptor because there is no outliers ... if there would have been outliers, then the median would have been a better descriptor

5.95, 5.90, 5.85, 5.80, 5.75, 5.75, 5.75, 5.65, 5.65, 5.65, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55The men's pole vault finals' scores for the 2004 Olympic games in Athens are shown. Is the mean a good descriptor of this set?

5.95, 5.90, 5.85, 5.80, 5.75, 5.75, 5.75, 5.65, 5.65, 5.65, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55, 5.55

The men's pole vault finals' scores for the 2004 Olympic games in Athens are shown. Is the mean a good descriptor of this set?