Stats Modeling the World, 4th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Displaying and Summarizing Quantitative Data - Exercises - Page 78: 35

Answer

The industry publication is using the median, while the watchdog group is using the mean. The mean is pulled higher by few high earning movies, so that makes the problem look worse, which is what the watch dog group wants.

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The industry publication is using the median, while the watchdog group is using the mean. The mean is pulled higher by few high earning movies, so that makes the problem look worse, which is what the watch dog group wants.
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