One Item on a Questionnaire Asks Students How Many Times $$\begin{array} { l l } X & f \\\hline 5 + & 2 \\4 & 3 \\3 & 2 \\2 & 1 \\1 & 1 \\0 & 1\end{array}$$

question 81

Multiple Choice

One item on a questionnaire asks students how many times in a typical week they eat at a fast-food restaurant.The responses for a sample of n = 10 students are summarized in the frequency distribution.What is the best measure of central tendency for these data? $$\begin{array} { l l } X & f \\\hline 5 + & 2 \\4 & 3 \\3 & 2 \\2 & 1 \\1 & 1 \\0 & 1\end{array}$$

• A)the mean
• B)the median
• C)the mode
• D)Central tendency cannot be determined for these data.

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