Provide an Appropriate Response $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l } 60 & 57 & 62 & 69 & 46 & 54 & 64 & 60 & 59 & 58 & 75 & 51 & 49 \end{array}$

question 73

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-A severe drought affected several western states for 3 years. A Christmas tree farmer is worried about the drought s effect on the size of his trees. To decide whether the growth of the trees has been retarded, the farmer decides to take a sample of the heights of 25 trees and obtains the following results (recorded in inches) : $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l } 60 & 57 & 62 & 69 & 46 & 54 & 64 & 60 & 59 & 58 & 75 & 51 & 49 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l } 67 & 65 & 44 & 58 & 55 & 48 & 62 & 63 & 73 & 52 & 55 & 50 \end{array}$ Which measure of central tendency would be considered the best measure to use in this problem

• A) mean
• B) median
• C) mode
• D) range

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