Question

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A distribution curve is plotted by joining 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 median of the skewed data?

(1 point)
Responses

D

upper D

C

upper C

A

upper A

B

upper B
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Answer 1

C

Explanation: On a skewed distribution the median is between the peak and the long tail (not at an extreme). Point C is the central point located between the peak and the tail, so it most likely represents the median.