0-4
1-5
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5-0
6-1
7-2
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9-0
10-1
You are trying to find the average number of siblings that your classmates have. In 3-5 sentences, explain whether the distribution of the data you gathered is symmetrical or skewed and if the mean or median would be the most appropriate center. Also, calculate and state the mean and median in your response. Finally, state the best measure of the center for the number of siblings.
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Based on the data gathered, the distribution appears to be slightly skewed to the right as there are more lower values compared to higher values. In this case, the median would be the most appropriate measure of center as it is less affected by extreme values. The mean of the data is 1.8 (obtained by adding all the values and dividing by the total number of observations), while the median is 1.5 (the middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order). Therefore, the median (1.5) would be the best measure of the center for the number of siblings in this dataset.
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