Below Is a Stem and Leaf Display of Prices for a Sample

question 22

Multiple Choice

Below is a stem and leaf display of prices for a sample homes recently sold in a
Metropolitan area in the southeastern region of the U.S.
Stem-and-Leaf Display: Home Prices Stem-and-leaf of Home Prices $N=13$
Leaf Unit $=10000$

$\begin{array}{cll}4 & 1 & 5788 \\ \text { (4) } & 2 & 0123 \\ 5 & 2 & 89 \\ 3 & 3 & 0 \\ 2 & 3 & 5 \\ 1 & 4 & 0\end{array}$

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The mean would be more appropriate than the median to describe the center of this distribution.
• B) This distribution is fairly symmetric.
• C) This distribution is right skewed.
• D) This distribution is left skewed.
• E) Both A and C

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