The dot plot below shows the number of hours that several sixth graders spent inside the school building in a day. Each X represents one student.

A dot plot showing hours from 0 to 8 in the increments of 1 has one X at 0, 2 X's at 7 and seven X's at 8.

Which of the following statements is true regarding this data? Select all that apply.
A.
The median better represents these data than the mean.

B.
The mean is affected by the one student who was absent from school.

C.
The distribution is skewed since most students were in the school building for 7 or 8 hours.

1 answer

A. The median better represents these data than the mean.
C. The distribution is skewed since most students were in the school building for 7 or 8 hours.