Carlton is using the following data samples to make a claim about the house values in his neighborhood:

Based on the data, should Carlton use the mean or the median to make an inference about the house values in his neighborhood?
He should use the median because there is an outlier that affects the mean.
He should use the mean because there are no outliers that affect the mean.
He should use the mean because it is in the center of the data.
He should use the median because it is in the center of the data.

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Carlton is using the following data samples to make a claim about the house values in his neighborhood:


Based on the data, should Carlton use the mean or the median to make an inference about the house values in his neighborhood?
 He should use the median because there is an outlier that affects the mean.
 He should use the mean because there are no outliers that affect the mean.
 He should use the mean because it is in the center of the data.
 He should use the median because it is in the center of the data.

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

Which do you believe it is?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i think b but im not sure

anonymous · Answer

hmmm i think that house A could be considered an outlier.

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

You could tell  it's A because 100,000 is a big difference from the other values
the mean is inaccurate due to the outlier

anonymous · Answer

so knowing that what do you think the answer is?