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.

A?

the answer is a

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so what's the answer

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Yes, the answer is A. It is misleading because the mean of the data is not about $81,500. The mean is influenced by extreme values and may not provide an accurate reflection of the typical income in the neighborhood.

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What's the answer??

a?

Display the data in a histogram.

Retirement Ages of Police Detectives
Age

Tally

Frequency

50–52

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2

53–55

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5

56–58

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5

59–61

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5

62–64

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8

65–67

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5

A. frequency histogram A bar diagram has a horizontal axis labeled Retirement Age. It is divided into the following groups: 50 to 52, 53 to 55, 56 to 58, 59 to 61, 62 to 64, and 65-67. The vertical axis is labeled Frequency and shows numbers from 0 to 14. The 50 to 52 bar has a frequency of 2. The 53 to 55 bar has as frequency of 4. The 56 to 58 bar has as frequency of 4. The 59 to 61 bar has as frequency of 4. The 62 to 64 bar has as frequency of 8. The 65 to 67 bar has as frequency of 6.
B. frequency histogram A bar diagram has a horizontal axis labeled Retirement Age. It is divided into the following groups: 50 to 52, 53 to 55, 56 to 58, 59 to 61, 62 to 64, and 65-67. The vertical axis is labeled Frequency and shows numbers from 0 to 14. The 50 to 52 bar has a frequency of 4. The 53 to 55 bar has as frequency of 6. The 56 to 58 bar has as frequency of 6. The 59 to 61 bar has as frequency of 6. The 62 to 64 bar has as frequency of 8. The 65 to 67 bar has as frequency of 6.
C. frequency histogram A bar diagram has a horizontal axis labeled Retirement Age. It is divided into the following groups: 50 to 52, 53 to 55, 56 to 58, 59 to 61, 62 to 64, and 65-67. The vertical axis is labeled Frequency and shows numbers from 0 to 14. The 50 to 52 bar has a frequency of 6. The 53 to 55 bar has as frequency of 8. The 56 to 58 bar has as frequency of 8. The 59 to 61 bar has as frequency of 8. The 62 to 64 bar has as frequency of 12. The 65 to 67 bar has as frequency of 6.
D. frequency histogram A bar diagram has a horizontal axis labeled Retirement Age. It is divided into the following groups: 50 to 52, 53 to 55, 56 to 58, 59 to 61, 62 to 64, and 65-67. The vertical axis is labeled Frequency and shows numbers from 0 to 14. The 50 to 52 bar has a frequency of 2. The 53 to 55 bar has as frequency of 5. The 56 to 58 bar has as frequency of 5. The 59 to 61 bar has as frequency of 5. The 62 to 64 bar has as frequency of 8. The 65 to 67 bar has as frequency of 5.

B. frequency histogram A bar diagram has a horizontal axis labeled Retirement Age. It is divided into the following groups: 50 to 52, 53 to 55, 56 to 58, 59 to 61, 62 to 64, and 65-67. The vertical axis is labeled Frequency and shows numbers from 0 to 14. The 50 to 52 bar has a frequency of 2. The 53 to 55 bar has a frequency of 5. The 56 to 58 bar has a frequency of 5. The 59 to 61 bar has a frequency of 5. The 62 to 64 bar has a frequency of 8. The 65 to 67 bar has a frequency of 5.