The following data represent the weights (in grams) of a simple random sample of

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The following data represent the weights (in grams) of a simple random sample of a candy. 0.83 0.81 0.81 0.92 0.83 0.87 0.83 0.86 0.80 0.80 Determine the shape of the distribution of weights of the candies by drawing a frequency histogram and computing the mean and the median. Which measure of central tendency best describes the weight of the candy? Is the histogram for the data sot skewed right, skewed left, or symmetric? skewed right symmetric skewed left The moan weight of the candies is 0 836 grams. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth as needed.) The median weight of the candies is 0 83 grams (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth as needed.) Which measure of central tendency best describes the weight of the candy? median mean mode

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if the distribution is skew then the best measure of central tendency is median

because median is not affect the extreme values .

If the distribution is approximate symmetric then mean is the best measure.

The above distribution is right skewed so from the above rule median is the best measure .

So correct option is median.

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