The number of admissions to five hospitals is given below. Calculate the mean, median, and mode for the data. Which of the measures of the central tendency is the best indicator of the average number of admissions?2,102 2,065 3,204 2,638 18,168Mean = ____________Median = ___________Mode = ____________Best measure of the central tendency: ___________________________________
What will be an ideal response?
Mean = 
2,065 2,102 2,638 3,204 18,168
Median = 2,638
There is no mode.
The median would be the best measure of the average because of the one very large value.
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