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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help plz

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could you explain your answer plz?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because your mean should always be larger than your median

OpenStudy (amistre64):

sigh ... not gonna agree with that at all

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why not?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

see attached

OpenStudy (amistre64):

outliers skew the mean .... you see how long that one whisker is? and how short the other is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i do, and thank you @jim_thompson5910

OpenStudy (amistre64):

that outlier is pulling the mean out of alignment which gives us a false reading

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yw

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry wasn't really thinking haven't slept in 18 hrs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay, thank you ah it's okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so who do i give the medal to, @jim_thompson5910 or @amistre64 ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

whoever you want ...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910 can you give a medal to amistre plz??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'll give one to jim thompson you give to amistre

OpenStudy (anonymous):

since I screwed up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you, but could you give it to amistre instead? i already gave it to jim

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yay, thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you didnt mess up, you were just sleepy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no problem any questions with numbers I can help, Im great with numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The number of job applications a store received each day over a two-week time period is shown. 3 8 8 6 10 9 5 9 4 5 9 4 4 7 Which measure or measures of central tendency best reflect the data? Choose all answers that are correct. mean median mode

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it would be mean because you are trying to find the average amount of apps brought in each day

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thxs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw anymore?

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