The following table shows the number of goals scored each game by a soccer team. Determine which measure of center, the mean or the median, would best describe the average data value for the data set. Describe the variation in the data set.

[list=1][br][*]Order the data from least to greatest.[br][*]Determine which measure of center best describes the average data value.[br][*]Calculate the mean.[br][*]Calculate the median.[br][*]Describe the variation in the data set.[br][/list][br][br]This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.