Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the right.
Since the prices for the lawn mowing services are skewed to the right (with higher prices being more common), the median would be a better measure of center as it is not influenced by extreme values like the mean.
Here are the prices for biweekly lawn mowing services for 13 local companies:
15, 15, 20, 30, 30, 35, 40, 40, 40, 40, 50, 50, 50
Which measure of center—mean or median—best represents the shape of the distribution?
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Mean; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
Mean; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the right.
Median; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the right.
Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.
Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.
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