Which statistic (mean, median, or mode) is most appropriate in each of the following situations?

Tables in the dining hall are numbered 1 through 12 for students who eat there. The principal calls
out a number for the table that will go through the buffet line first. The other tables followin
order of the table numbers. One student is sure the principal calls certain tables more often. She
keeps track of which numbers are called over a 21-day period.

• Mean
• Median
• Mode