Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 140: 44a

Answer

The mean is less than 723 because it is skewed left.

Work Step by Step

Since the distribution is skewed left, there are some few low scores that pull the mean down, but as they are few they do not substantially affect the median.
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