At the US Open Tennis Championship a Statistician Keeps Track of Every

question 103

Multiple Choice

At the U.S. Open Tennis Championship a statistician keeps track of every serve that a player hits during the tournament. The statistician reported that the mean serve speed of a particular player was 95 miles per hour. Suppose that the statistician indicated that the serve speed distribution was skewed to the left. Which of the following values is most likely the value of the median serve speed?

• A) 102 mph
• B) 88 mph
• C) 81 mph
• D) 95 mph

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