Question

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Answer 1

Given the box plot, will the mean or the median provide a better description of the center?

The mean, because the data distribution is symmetrical

The median, because the data distribution is symmetrical

The mean, because the data distribution is skewed to the right

The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the right

Answer 2

Well the median is the middle number 13, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 16, 18, 21 of all numbers So I would say B The median,because the data distribution is symmetrical

Answer 3

Thhose are just example #s

Answer 4

Oh ok Thank You! @aric200 :)

Answer 5

Maybe wait for someone else before going with my answer

Answer 6

Just to make sure ya know :D

Answer 7

lol

Answer 8

John are you writing an essay there bud

Answer 9

Haha i actually never ever started writing...perhaps accidentally hit the space bar...

regardless, while it is true that the median is what we will use for the center...this data is not symmetrical...the max value over there will pull the data to the right making this data distribution skewed to the right.

The answer we would want is Median because the data is skewed to the right

Answer 10

Imagine the box plot as a bar graph...it would look something like

Answer 11

oh ok and lol john t happens to me all the time it says im typing then I just disappear from the question and Thank You All!

Answer 12

yeah lol it's like...hey...wtf! haha but no problem :)

Answer 13

Thank You!

Answer 14

Oh I was way off haha :P