Below is a stem and leaf display of prices for a sample homes recently sold in a metropolitan area in the southeastern region of the U.S. Stem-and-Leaf Display: Home Prices
Stem-and-leaf of Home Prices $ \mathrm{N}=13 $
Leaf Unit $ =10000 $
Stem-and-leaf of Home Prices $ \mathrm{N}=13 $
Leaf Unit $ =10000 $
$ \begin{array}{ccl}4 & 1 & 5788 \ (4) & 2 & 0123 \ 5 & 2 & 89 \ 3 & 3 & 0 \ 2 & 3 & 5 \ 1 & 4 & 0\end{array} $
$ \begin{array}{lll}4 & 1 & 5788\end{array} $
(4) $ \quad 2 \quad 0123 $
Which of the following statements is true?
A) The mean would be more appropriate than the median to describe the center of
This distribution.
B) This distribution is fairly symmetric.
C) This distribution is right skewed.
D) This distribution is left skewed.
E) Both A and C

Question

Below is a stem and leaf display of prices for a sample homes recently sold in a metropolitan area in the southeastern region of the U.S. Stem-and-Leaf Display: Home Prices
Stem-and-leaf of Home Prices $ \mathrm{N}=13 $
Leaf Unit $ =10000 $
Stem-and-leaf of Home Prices $ \mathrm{N}=13 $
Leaf Unit $ =10000 $
$ \begin{array}{ccl}4 & 1 & 5788 \ (4) & 2 & 0123 \ 5 & 2 & 89 \ 3 & 3 & 0 \ 2 & 3 & 5 \ 1 & 4 & 0\end{array} $
$ \begin{array}{lll}4 & 1 & 5788\end{array} $
(4) $ \quad 2 \quad 0123 $
 Which of the following statements is true?
A) The mean would be more appropriate than the median to describe the center of
This distribution.
B) This distribution is fairly symmetric.
C) This distribution is right skewed.
D) This distribution is left skewed.
E) Both A and C

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The stem-and-leaf display shows that most of the home prices are in the 400,000 to 500,000 range, with a few outliers in the 150,000 to 250,000 range. This indicates that the distribution is right skewed, with a tail extending to the right (higher prices). The median would be a better measure of center than the mean in this case since it is less affected by extreme values.

Below Is a Stem and Leaf Display of Prices for a Sample