Median and Mode

Question

Use the data   complied from the survey to calculate an F-ratio on the 4 groups (4-means to   calculate):   2) Male- Frequent/ infrequent-separate   means   3) Female- Frequent/ infrequent- separate   means   {If the group consists of members of the   same sex, then use ages to separate the groups: for instance, under 30, over   30, etc. The current group has people in the age group 25 to 45.}   

           Questions Jessie Meghan Amanda Rosalyn Dena Olivia   

#5 2 5 3 1 2 1   #6 5 5 1 1 3 1   #12 1 1 1 1 1 3   #13 3 3 3 1 1 3   #14 4 4 3 1 5 4   #15 4 2 1 1 1 1   #16 4 3 4 4 5 4   #20 2 2 3 3 1 3   #21 1 3 2 3 1 2   #22 2 2 1 5 1 1  

 Total 28 30 22 21 21 23   

Mean 2.8 3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3  

Question

What is the middle? If we have student scores of 4.0, 3.7, 3.7, 3.7, and 1.0, the average would be 3.2, whereas both the median and the mode would be 3.7. Is one of them truly in the middle? How dispersed is this list? That is, how much do the scores vary from the middle?

Consider a routine task you do daily. Which matters most, the average time it takes to complete the task or the most frequent amount of time? How much does the time spent on the task vary? How would you go about finding the middle of the process?