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

question 17

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 $\mathrm{N}=13$
Leaf Unit $=10000$
Stem-and-leaf of Home Prices $\mathrm{N}=13$
Leaf Unit $=10000$
$\begin{array}{ccl}4 & 1 & 5788 \\ (4) & 2 & 0123 \\ 5 & 2 & 89 \\ 3 & 3 & 0 \\ 2 & 3 & 5 \\ 1 & 4 & 0\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{lll}4 & 1 & 5788\end{array}$
(4) $\quad 2 \quad 0123$
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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Definitions:

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