- Which measure of central tendency would be most useful in each of the following

Instances?

The sales manager for a quality furniture manufacturer is interested in selecting the

region's most likely to purchase his firm's products. Would he be most interested in

the mean or median family income in prospective sales areas?

Student wants to include the ages that occur most frequently in the distribution set.

Would he be most interested in the mean or median?

As a basketball player for her school's varsity team, Rylee scored the followingpoints

in her last 8 games: 8 points, 10 points, 10 points, 10 points, 14 points, 21 points, 23

points, 24 points. She wants to be considered for the Most Valuable Player Award for

the team. Which measure of central tendency would best show this?