Question

Which value is NOT always a number in the data set it represents? confuseeddd please answer!

A)Mode
B)Mean
C)Less than
D)Greater than
Please answer!

Answer 1

B the mean

Explanation:

A is wrong because the mode is the most popular number in the data set. Ie the number in the data set that occurs most often

B. is correct the mean is an average of the number is a data set
If the data say was the number of leaves around the flowers the data set could be 3,5,7,9 ( flowers usually come in odd numbers) The average or mean would be 6. yet none of the flowers in the data set have 6 leaves.

C. less than is not a number (Can't be the answer)

D. greater than is not a number. (Can't be the answer)