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 - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 135: 4

Answer

The mean because it is not resistant and the median is.

Work Step by Step

If a distribution is skewed right, there are few large numbers to the right. As they are few, they almost do not affect the median, but as they are large they significantly affect the mean.
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