Question 1010697: Number of Days Absent per Student, Mr. Steven’s 6th grade class
7,5,12,3,0,5,13,12,5,0,6,38
11,0,1,4,9,11,2,3,6,0,1,1
Determine the mean, median and mode for the data below. Which measure of central tendency best represents the data? Provide reasoning supporting your answer.
What is the frequency of second class?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Add all of the absences together and divide
by the number of students.
This is the mean (average absence per student).
.
Arrange the number of absences in ascending order.
Find the middle number in this list.
This is the median.
.
Find the number(s) in the list that occurs most often.
This (these) is (are) the mode(s).
.
Since you have multiple modes, you should calculate the
mean, median, and modes and post back on this site for
continued guidance.
.
|
|
|