For the number of adoptions in Exercise 12, a) Which would you expect to be larger: the

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For the number of adoptions in Exercise 12,
a) Which would you expect to be larger: the median or the mean? Explain briefly.
b) Which would you report: the mean or the median? Explain briefly.


Data From Exercise 12

The U.S. Census Bureau keeps track of the number of adoptions in each state (and Washington, DC). (www.census .gov) The upper histogram shows the distribution of adoptions.
The lower histogram shows the population of each state (and DC).

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Intro Stats

ISBN: 9780134668420

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Authors: Richard D De Veaux, Paul F Velleman, David E Bock, Nick Horton

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