Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 138: 26

Answer

The distribution is skewed right. The median, in this case, is better than the mean.

Work Step by Step

For a right-skewed distribution, the median is better than the mean. Notice that there is only one cost higher than $8000. This value pulls the mean to the right.
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