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OpenStudy (xxbatmanevoxx):

The amount of money that college students spend on rent each month is usually between $300 and $600. However, there are a few students who spend $1,300. What measure of spread would be most appropriate to measure the amount of money that college students spend on rent per month?

OpenStudy (peachpi):

you shouldn't use the mean because the few who spend $1300 would distort it. That leaves either the median or mode. Which would you use?

OpenStudy (xxbatmanevoxx):

the mode

OpenStudy (peachpi):

The mode tells you which rent occurs the most. You don't have info that tells you whether that's in the middle or on the ends. The median is a safer measure.

OpenStudy (xxbatmanevoxx):

Oh

OpenStudy (xxbatmanevoxx):

thx

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