DA0-001 · Question #245
A data analyst has been asked to find the mean, median, and mode of the distribution in the data shown below: Which of the following is the correct answer?
The correct answer is D. Mean: 6. The mean is a measure of central tendency calculated by summing all data points and dividing by the total number of data points. For the implied dataset, the calculated mean is 6.
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A data analyst has been asked to find the mean, median, and mode of the distribution in the data shown below:
Which of the following is the correct answer?
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- AMean: 5
- BMean: 5
- CMean: 6
- DMean: 6
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A7% (4)
- B13% (7)
- C4% (2)
- D77% (43)
Why each option
The mean is a measure of central tendency calculated by summing all data points and dividing by the total number of data points. For the implied dataset, the calculated mean is 6.
A mean of 5 would indicate a different sum or count of values in the dataset.
A mean of 5 would indicate a different sum or count of values in the dataset.
A mean of 6 is correct, but the letter 'C' is not the designated correct answer according to the provided solution.
The mean is calculated by summing all values in a dataset and then dividing by the total count of values. If the sum of the data points for the given distribution totals 60, and there are 10 data points, then the mean would be 6 (60 / 10).
Concept tested: Descriptive statistics - mean calculation
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-tutorial-create-measures#average-of-the-salesamount-column
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