Office Workers Were Asked How Long It Took Them,in Minutes,to

question 71

Multiple Choice

Office workers were asked how long it took them,in minutes,to travel to work one morning.Here is the stem-and-leaf display.
Without actually finding the mean and the median,would you expect the mean to be higher or lower than the median?

• A)Lower,because the data are skewed to the left.
• B)Higher,because the data are skewed to the left.
• C)Lower,because the data are skewed to the right.
• D)Higher,because the data are skewed to the right.
• E)Neither,because the mean would be equal to the median.

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Definitions:

Arrange

To organize or make plans for something.

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The act of making a choice or coming to a conclusion after consideration of options or evidence.

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Programmed

Describes tasks or operations that are set up to follow a predetermined sequence of operations or instructions.