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Why is the median better to represent the data of a stem and leaf plot? I NEED THE ANSWER NOW PLSSSS

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Answer:

The median value is better because it is not affected by the skewness of the data

Explanation:

The median is better in representing the data of a stem and leaf plot because the median value is not affected so much by outliers and skewness of the data. for example: for a downward skewed stem and leaf plot the value of the median is greater than the mean value

Hence the median value is a better representation of the central tendency

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