Provide an Appropriate Response $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 16 & 25 & 24 & 19 & 33 & 25 & 34 & 46 & 37 \\33 & 42 & 40 & 37 & 34 & 49 & 73 & 46 & 45\end{array}$$

question 89

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-The numbers of home runs that Barry Bonds hit in the first 18 years of his major league baseball career are
listed below. Find the mean and median number of home runs. Round the mean to the nearest whole number.
Which measure of central tendency- the mean or the median- best represents the data? Explain your
reasoning. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 16 & 25 & 24 & 19 & 33 & 25 & 34 & 46 & 37 \\33 & 42 & 40 & 37 & 34 & 49 & 73 & 46 & 45\end{array}$$

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