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he dot plot shows how many swimmers are in each line at a waterpark: Is the median or the mean a better measure of center for these data and why? Median, because the data are skewed and there is an outlier Median, because the data are symmetric and there are no outliers Mean, because the data are skewed and there is an outlier Mean, because the data are symmetric and there are no outliers

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User Drewmate
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Explanation:

There's no plot, but I can give you this: Median is better with a large outlier, while mean is better for symmetry. Therefore, the correct answer would be either the first or fourth. Ofc, we can't see the plot so that's all I can give you.

Hope that helped,

-sirswagger21

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