Question

Explain the measure of center and measure of spread that should be used to compare the following data with other data sets.

15,10 ,9 ,21,18,12,14,11,39,8,
17,15,19,12,17,37,24,13,13,14

(1 point)
Responses

The mean and the standard deviation should be used because the distribution is symmetric, and there are no outliers.
The mean and the standard deviation should be used because the distribution is symmetric, and there are no outliers.

The median and the standard deviation should be used because the distribution is symmetric, but there are outliers.
The median and the standard deviation should be used because the distribution is symmetric, but there are outliers.

The median and the range should be used because the distribution is skewed right, and there are no outliers.
The median and the range should be used because the distribution is skewed right, and there are no outliers.

The median and the interquartile range (IQR) should be used because the distribution is skewed right, and there are outliers.
The median and the interquartile range (IQR) should be used because the distribution is skewed right, and there are outliers.

Answer 1

The median and the interquartile range (IQR) should be used because the distribution is skewed right, and there are outliers.