Question

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?

(1 point)
Responses

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 skewed to the left.
Mean; the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.

Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Mean; the shape of the distribution is close to symmetrical.

Since the distribution of prices for biweekly lawn mowing services is relatively symmetrical with no extreme outliers, the mean would best represent the center of the data.

Answer 2

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