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Assess the following as probably , as probably , as requiring further documentation before judgment, or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated. Consider both the nature of the claim and the source.
"The great preponderance of lottery players are from the lowest third of the population in terms of income levels. It is mainly the poor who are being exploited by state lotteries."
-A sociology professor at a state university in the Midwest, in a radio interview
Median
A statistical measure that represents the middle value in a given set of data when it is arranged in numerical order.
Mean
A statistical measure representing the central value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.
Mode
The value that appears most frequently in a given set of data or distribution.
Median
A statistical measure representing the middle value in a set of data when arranged in ascending or descending order.
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