A situation when neither the mean nor the median is a good descriptor for a dataset is when the data set is U-shaped. In a U-shaped distribution, there are two peaks at the ends of the range, resulting in a mean and median that do not effectively represent the central tendency of the data. Instead, the values may cluster at the extremes, making them misleading indicators of the overall dataset.
Explain a situation when neither the mean nor the median is a good descriptor for a dataset.(1 point)
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when the data set is symmetrically bell-shaped
when the data set is symmetrically bell-shaped
when the dataset is left leaning
when the dataset is left leaning
when the data set is U-shaped
when the data set is U-shaped
when the dataset is right leaning
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