Question

​State, with an​ explanation, whether the​ mean, median, or mode gives the best description of the following average. The average weight of potatoes in a 10-pound bag Which measurement gives the best description of the given​ average? The mean is the best because the distribution is probably symmetric with a single peak.

Answer 1

mean measurement is the best measure to quantify the average.

like here avg. weight of potatoes in a 10 pound bag will follow normal distribution.

So most of the potatoes will be have weight around mean and some of them will have weight less than mean and some of them have weight greater than mean.

so a bell shape curve will be formed and we can say from that mean will be the good measure .

And it will be symmetrical around the mean with its single peak