The Table Below Provides a Frequency Distribution for the Winner

question 180

Essay

The table below provides a frequency distribution for the winner of the Davis Cup during the period 1977-1994.
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Winner of }\\\begin{array} { l c } \text { Davis Cup } & \text { Frequency } \\\hline \text { United States } & 6 \\\text { Germany } & 3 \\\text { Czechoslovakia } & 1 \\\text { Australia } & 3 \\\text { France } & 1 \\\text { Sweden } & 4\end{array}\end{array}$$
Which measure of center, the mean, the median, or the mode is most appropriate here? Why?

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