A sample data has a distribution that has a single mode and is strongly positively skewed. An analyst computes three measures of location for this data; the mean, the median and mode. State the largest of these three location measures. Suggest, with a reason, which would be the best measure of location.
A sample data has a distribution that has a single mode and is strongly positively skewed. An analyst computes three measures of location for this data; the mean, the median and mode. State the largest of these three location measures. Suggest, with a reason, which would be the best measure of location.
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- A sample data has a distribution that has a single
mode and is strongly positively skewed. An analyst computes three measures of location for this data; themean , the median and mode.- State the largest of these three location measures.
- Suggest, with a reason, which would be the best measure of location.
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