Initial Post: Reply to this thread with 3 different scenarios...one scenario where you would prefer to use the mean as the measure of center, one scenario where you would prefer to use the median, and one with mode. Scramble them up and label them as (A), (B), and (C). Your scenarios should be different than what your peers have already posted. This initial post is due on Saturday, September 3rd by midnight.

An example initial post might look like:

A - Data is collected on the favorite flavor of ice cream of students at ABC Elementary School

B - Data is collected on the annual salary of all employees at XXX Accounting Firm

C - Data is collected on the heights of 5th graders at ABC Elementary School

Follow-up Reply: Starting on Sunday, September 4th, pick a set of 3 scenarios written by one of your classmates, and reply to their thread (DO NOT reply to this original post), with your determination as to which letter goes with mean, which goes with median, and which goes with mode. For full credit, you should explain why you made the choice you did in each case. If someone has already written a reply to a thread, then you should pick a different thread that hasn't yet received a reply. (If you think the original post has an error and that it uses one of these measures more than once and another one not at all, you can state that and explain your thinking.) Your threaded reply is due on Wednesday, September 7th.

Concluding Reply: Look at what your classmate wrote on your thread, and let them know if they got it right or wrong. If they didn't get the same choices as you got for each letter, kindly (using constructive criticism) explain the error in their thinking or the error in your thinking! Your final reply is due on Saturday, September 10th.