Question

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A distribution curve is plotted by joining the four points A, B, C, and D on a plane.
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A team of students were comparing the mean and median of a dot plot and noticed that the dots made a graph. They labeled the mean, median, minimum, and maximum of the graph. Which point is most likely the mean of the skewed data?

(1 point)
Responses

C

upper C

D

upper D

A

upper A

B

upper B
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Answer 1

C

The mean is pulled toward the long tail of a skewed distribution. In a right‑skewed graph the mean lies to the right of the median (toward the tail), so the point located to the right of center (C) is most likely the mean.