SOLUTION: large earthquakes with a magnitude greater that 6.0 occur rarely but smaller earthquakes are quite common. the following measurements were recorded in one month for a country: 1.

Question 51959: large earthquakes with a magnitude greater that 6.0 occur rarely but smaller earthquakes are quite common. the following measurements were recorded in one month for a country:
1.7,2.5,3.1,2.1,2.5,1.2,3.3,2.5,2.0,1.8,1.9,3.0.
find the mean, median, and mode of the data.
is the mean representative of the data?
thanks a lot i really hope you can help me solve this
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Arrange Them for Easier Working Conditions
1.2, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, 3.3
Mean: the sum of all the digits / the number of digits
27.6 / 12 = 2.3
Median: the middle number
between 2.1 and 2.5
(2.1 + 2.5)/2 = 2.3
Mode: the most occuring one
2.5 appears three times = 2.5
Yes, the mean can represent this type of data.
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