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I need to know why the medians differ relative to the data set and the best measure of center?

I need to know why the medians differ relative to the data set and the best measure-example-1

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Step-by-step explanation:

In this case the median value is more representative of the 'center' of the population. The median is a better measure when the data set is skewed, has fat tails as compared to a normal didtribution, or has outliers. Otherwise you should use the arithmetic mean.

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