document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1171956>Question 1171956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As part of the U.S. Census, the number of children is reported for each family in the U.S.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which measure gives the most common number of children for a U.S. family?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mean\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Median\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mode<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #796908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=796908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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