Essay Problem Example - Math

Question

Your scores on five math tests are 96, 88, 96, 85, and 30. Write an argument to convince your teacher which measure – mean, median, or mode – you think your teacher should use to determine your grade.  

Answer in paragraph form using complete sentences and include any calculations, graphs, and labeled diagrams as appropriate.

Answer 1

drop lowest grade is a common practice, to avoid unreliable outliers =equivalent to median =88

or mean of remaining 4 grades = 90.8

or mode =96 reflecting your most common grade, so ignore uncommon grades less relective of the true you