Chapter 13.1, Problem 3GP

To determine

To find:the measure of central tendency that best represents the data.

Answer to Problem 3GP

The measure of central tendency that best represents the data is $45$ sit-ups.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The given data is as follows $40,37,45,19,49,50,46.$

Calculation:

The given data has the extreme values. So the median best measures the data.

Find the median

Write the data in ascending order as follows

  $19,37,40,45,46,49,50$

Median is the middle value of the data

  $\text{median}=45$

Hence, the median best measures the data.

  $45$ sit-ups the best measure of the data.