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The marketing team at an internet music site wants a better understanding of who

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Question

The marketing team at an internet music site wants a better understanding of who their customers are. They send out a survey to 25 customers asking for demographic information. One of the variables is the customers age. For the 25 customers, the ages and a histogram of those ages are shown to the right. Complete parts a) through c). 20 32 34 29 30 32 31 13 29 12 36 23 44 48 26 26 22 31 36 33* 36 4342 4447 01 25 50 Age a) Would you expect the mean age to be smaller than, bigger than, or about the same size as the median? Explain O A. O B. O C. The mean age should be smaller than the median because the distribution is skewed to the left. The mean age should be about the same size as the median because the distribution is roughly symmetric. The mean age should be bigger than the median because the distribution is skewed to the right.

Explanation / Answer

Answer is A

The mean age should be smaller than the median because the distribution is skewed to the left