Erica found the mean of the yearly incomes of a sample of households in her hometown as shown in the chart below. In a report, she stated, she stated, "the typical income in my neighborhood is about $81,500 per year." How is this misleading?

A) The mean of the data is not about $81,500.

B) Erica's statement is not misleading.

C) The mean is not good measure of the incomes because a few higher incomes pull the mean higher moat if the household incomes.

D) The mean is not good measure of the incomes because the lower incomes pull the mean lower than most household incomes.

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Darwin Hodges

Mathematics

4 December, 12:34

Erica found the mean of the yearly incomes of a sample of households in her hometown as shown in the chart below. In a report, she stated, she stated, "the typical income in my neighborhood is about $81,500 per year." How is this misleading?

A) The mean of the data is not about $81,500.

B) Erica's statement is not misleading.

C) The mean is not good measure of the incomes because a few higher incomes pull the mean higher moat if the household incomes.

D) The mean is not good measure of the incomes because the lower incomes pull the mean lower than most household incomes.

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If Erica found the mean of the yearly incomes of a sample of households in her hometown as shown in the chart below and in a report, she stated, "the typical income in my neighborhood is about $81,500 per year," this is not misleading for the mean is not a good measure of the incomes because a few higher incomes pull the mean higher moat if the household incomes