Given the Following Set of Data, Which Measure of Central

question 5

Multiple Choice

Given the following set of data, which measure of central tendency would be most appropriate?
15, 17, 19, 15, 13, 14, 10, 21, 18, 19, 19

• A)Mode
• B)Median
• C)Mean
• D)Standard deviation

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Definitions:

Reported Malaria Cases

The number of malaria infections that have been diagnosed and documented by health authorities.

West Africa

A region in Africa that is to the west of the continent, comprising several countries including Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal.

Categorical Variables

Variables that represent categories and can take on one of a limited and usually fixed number of possible values.

Quantitative Variable

A variable that can be counted or measured and expressed numerically.