A survey was taken of students in math classes to find out how many hours per day students spend on social media. The survey results for the first-, second-, and third-period classes are as follows: First period: 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 9, 2, 4, 3, 0 Second period: 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 2, 3, 1, 2 Third period: 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 8, 2, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3 Which is the best measure of center for third period and why? Interquartile range, because there is one outlier that affects the center Standard deviation, because there are no outliers that affect the center Mean, because there are no outliers that affect the center Median, because there is one outlier that affects the center

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I believe the mean is the right answer, but I’m not sure if 8 is considered an outlier or not. If 8 is an outlier, median is the right answer, and if it’s not (I don’t think it is), mean is the best measure of center. Sorry if this is confusing haha
Yes it’s the mean.
Outlier is obvs 8!

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