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4. When and why do newspapers use mean, mode, or median or average?
5. When is the mean a better measure for central tendency than the other two measures?
6. Why are there three different measures of central tendency?
7. How consistent are the three measures to each other and when do they converge or diverge?
8. What graphical tools can be used to represent central tendency?
9. Is there a better measure for central tendency than our current set? Why or why not?