Question

answer the questions below. (a) in a survey, a soft - drink company asks people to name as many brands of soft drinks as they can. which measure gives the most frequently mentioned brand? mean median mode (b) felipe has recorded the number of miles he has driven for each of the last 9 weeks: 380, 385, 386, 388, 394, 395, 402, 409, 761. which measure should be used to summarize the data? mean median mode (c) in a survey, 9 people gave the following ratings for a local politician (on a scale of 0 to 100): 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 55. which measure should be used to summarize the data? mean median mode

Explanation:

Step1: Recall measure - definitions

Mean is the average, median is the middle - value, and mode is the most frequent value.

Step2: Analyze part (a)

We want the most frequently mentioned brand. The mode gives the most frequently occurring value. So for part (a), the mode should be used.

Step3: Analyze part (b)

The data set for miles driven has an outlier (761). The mean is affected by outliers, while the median is not. So for part (b), the median should be used.

Step4: Analyze part (c)

The data set for politician ratings has no extreme outliers. The mean can be used to summarize the data as it gives an average rating.

Answer:

(a) Mode
(b) Median
(c) Mean