Review the mean, standard deviation, and 5-number summary of the trainees’ numbers below. 
Mean: 75.5 Standard Deviation: 19.57 Minimum: 18 Quartile 1: 67.75 Median: 80.5 Quartile 3: 87 Maximum: 99
 
Would you prefer to use the mean or the median in this dataset’s measure of central tendency? Why? 
Based on this training class’s scores, what scores do you think should be considered for completion, remediation, and termination? How did you come to that conclusion?
Do you think that these scores should be the threshold for all training classes? Why or why not? 

dat565_v4_wk2_discussion_trainee_scores.xlsx

Scores

Trainee Number
Score

Trainee 1
83

Trainee 2
82

Trainee 3
18

Trainee 4
93

Trainee 5
68

Trainee 6
96

Trainee 7
74

Trainee 8
67

Trainee 9
93

Trainee 10
98

Trainee 11
82

Trainee 12
62

Trainee 13
85

Trainee 14
78

Trainee 15
64

Trainee 16
82

Trainee 17
83

Trainee 18
93

Trainee 19
79

Trainee 20
70

Trainee 21
27

Trainee 22
78

Trainee 23
99

Trainee 24
58

mean
75.5

standard deviation
19.57

min
18

Q1
67.75

median
80.5

Q3
87

max
99