Here Is the Stem-And-Leaf Display of the Midterm Test Scores

question 44

Multiple Choice

Here is the stem-and-leaf display of the midterm test scores for a high school typing class.
Would you use the median or the mean to describe the centre of this distribution?

• A)Mean,because the data are quite symmetric.
• B)Mean,because the data are skewed to the right.
• C)Median,because the data are skewed to the left.
• D)Mean,because the data are skewed to the left.
• E)Median,because the data are skewed to the right.

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