Compare data sets using center and spread measures appropriate to distribution shape.
Choose mean or median as the better measure of center
Problem
Apply this center policy: use the mean for roughly symmetric data without outliers, and use the median when skew or outliers would pull the mean. For right-skewed income data with \(\text{one}~\text{very}~\text{high}~\text{value}\), which complete response correctly applies the center policy?
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