For Which of the Following Data Sets Would the Mean

question 50

Multiple Choice

For which of the following data sets would the mean be the BEST measure of central tendency to use?

• A)1,3233,418,29,2754,1116
• B)50.5,79,2,108,37,76,99.3
• C)18,24,19,23,20,20,17,21
• D)789,456,234,112,903,589

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