[SOLVED] Graphical Depiction of Data Sets
NO SOURCES OR STYLE OF WRITING REQUIRED !! Answer the questions above : (1) Can you describe a situation or a data set for which one would one would prefer to use the median rather than the mean? (2) Can you think of a situation for which the mean would be preferred to the median and the mode? (3) Have you ever seen the median used in the real world (in the media. . . )? If so, what was the context. . .Why do we not always use the median? (4) As the Presidential Election approaches, statisticians will play an active role helping candidates plot strategies by polling potential voters. When might the pollsters use the mean, median, or mode in this context?? Think of a study that might result in the collection of data that is: (a) A graph skewed to the left. (b) bimodal (c) uniform
