A town interested in installing wind turbines to generate electricity measures the speed of the wind in the town over the course of a year. They find that most of the time, the wind speed is pretty slow, while only rarely does the wind blow very fast during a storm. What would be the best measure of the central wind speed they should report to the mayor?

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Tristian Mueller

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12 December, 12:02

A town interested in installing wind turbines to generate electricity measures the speed of the wind in the town over the course of a year. They find that most of the time, the wind speed is pretty slow, while only rarely does the wind blow very fast during a storm. What would be the best measure of the central wind speed they should report to the mayor?

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Hillary Henry · Answer 1

A town interested in installing wind turbines to generate electricity measures the speed of the wind in the town over the course of a year. They find that most of the time, the wind speed is pretty slow, while only rarely does the wind blow very fast during a storm. What would be the best measure of the central wind speed they should report to the mayor?

The median is the best measure of the central wind speed they should report to the mayor because the distribution is not symmetric. The distribution of wind speeds is skewed.

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Based on the scenario described in the question, the median is the best measure of the central wind speed they should report to the mayor because the distribution is not symmetric. The distribution of wind speeds is skewed.