When basketball star Michael Jordan graduated as one of a small number of geography majors from college, the average starting salary for a geography major soared by several hundred thousand dollars. In a situation like this, where a small amount of data greatly inflates the average, it is better to use which measure of central tendency?

a. Mean.

b. Median.

c. Range.

d. Standard deviation.

e. Variation.

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Jaime Harris

Social Studies

26 December, 09:12

When basketball star Michael Jordan graduated as one of a small number of geography majors from college, the average starting salary for a geography major soared by several hundred thousand dollars. In a situation like this, where a small amount of data greatly inflates the average, it is better to use which measure of central tendency?

a. Mean.

b. Median.

c. Range.

d. Standard deviation.

e. Variation.

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Charlee English · Answer 1

Answer: Median

Explanation: It is better to use the median because the median in statistics is a method to separate the higher half from the lower half in a given data. In this case, using the median will be able to clearly differentiate the average salary.