Question

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The number of writing instruments in some teachers' desks is displayed in the dot plot. Which is greater the mean or the median? Explain your reasoning using the shape of the distribution.

Answer 1

Median is greater than the mean

median = 9.5

mean = 9

Explanation:

The shape of the distribution is skewed right, so the median will most likely have a higher value than the mean

Answer 2

the median is greater.

Explanation:

the median would be 2 when you take the average of the middle two numbers. the mean would be 1.75 when you average all of them. 2 is greater.