SOLUTION: As part of the U.S. Census, the number of children is reported for each family in the U.S. Which measure gives the most common number of children for a U.S. family? Mean Med

SOLUTION: As part of the U.S. Census, the number of children is reported for each family in the U.S. Which measure gives the most common number of children for a U.S. family? Mean Med

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Question 1171956: As part of the U.S. Census, the number of children is reported for each family in the U.S.
Which measure gives the most common number of children for a U.S. family?
Mean
Median
Mode

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Mode is the most common number of children. The mean would be affected by outliers, and the median is the middle which may or may not be the most common number.
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