State Which Type of Average, the Mean, Median, or Mode

question 68

Essay

State which type of average, the mean, median, or mode, would be most appropriate in the situation described. Explainyour thinking.
-The table below provides a frequency distribution for the winner of the Davis Cup during
the period 1977-1994. Winner of
$\begin{array}{lc}\text { Davis Cup } & \text { Frequency } \\\hline \text { United States } & 6 \\\text { Germany } & 3 \\\text { Czechoslovakia } & 1 \\\text { Australia } & 3 \\\text { France } & 1 \\\text { Sweden } & 4\end{array}$

Which measure of center, the mean, the median, or the mode is most appropriate here? Why?

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