Given the box plot, will the mean or the median provide a better description of the center?
box plot with min at 11, Q1 at 22.5, median at 34.5, Q3 at 36, max at 37.5

The mean, because the data distribution is symmetrical
The mean, because the data distribution is skewed to the left
The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the left
The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the right

Question

Given the box plot, will the mean or the median provide a better description of the center?
box plot with min at 11, Q1 at 22.5, median at 34.5, Q3 at 36, max at 37.5

The mean, because the data distribution is symmetrical
The mean, because the data distribution is skewed to the left
The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the left
The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the right

mathmate · Answer

The first link will help you decide if you should be using mean or median. The second link will help you decide which way the data set is skewed. http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/55fc73ade4b08bf9c20e8e8c http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/skewness.html