Provide the appropriate response.8, 9, 8, 10, 7, 13, 320Which average, mean or median, would better represent the above list of numbers and why?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The median would be the better average because 320 is so much larger than the rest of the numbers. 320 will greatly affect the mean, but it doesn't affect the median. The median 9 is close to the first 6 numbers while the mean is much larger.