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Explain how the shape of a distribution determines the appropriate measure of center.(1 point)
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The shape does not matter when determining the appropriate measure of center.
The shape does not matter when determining the appropriate measure of center.

Symmetrical data means that the mean is the best measure of center.
Symmetrical data means that the mean is the best measure of center.

More information is needed to determine how the data of distribution determines the appropriate measure of center.
More information is needed to determine how the data of distribution determines the appropriate measure of center.

Skewed data means that the mean is the best measure of center.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Symmetrical data means that the mean is the best measure of center.

Explanation: For roughly symmetric distributions the mean and median are similar and the mean uses all data so is preferred. For skewed distributions the median is better because the mean is pulled by outliers.