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The median, because one value is much greater than the others.\u003Cbr>B. The mean, because it represents the average of the data.\u003Cbr>C. The mode, because it is the most frequently occurring value.\u003Cbr>D. The mean, median, and mode are all equally descriptive. |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 2)\u003Cbr>3)\u003Cbr>4)\u003Cbr>5) | \u003Cbr>Minutes Practiced \u003Cbr>Student \u003Cbr>Minutes Kevin 40 Julia 33 Cody 32 Lila 24 Gabe 44\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Goals Scored \u003Cbr>Player \u003Cbr>Goals Katie 3 Adam 5 Caleb 10 Bella 10 Felix 10\u003Cbr>A. B. C. D.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Baskets Made \u003Cbr>Player \u003Cbr>Baskets Halle 5 Bianca 5 Gideon 5 Daria 16 Emmett 15\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Bottles Recycled \u003Cbr>Student \u003Cbr>Bottles Rafael 22 Vince 25 Yara 6 Oscar 17 Marco 9 |  | A. The median, because one value is much greater than the others.\u003Cbr>B. The mode, because it is the most frequently occurring value.\u003Cbr>C. 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