A salesperson has had a slow week, and has only made 20 sales. Most sales were for small amounts, but one sale was very large. If the salesperson wanted to use statistics to mislead someone about selling more than was actually sold, which of the following techniques would be most effective?

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Reporting the mean and the range would be most effective in this scenario because the very large sale would significantly increase the mean (average) sale amount, giving the impression of higher overall sales. The range would also highlight the difference between the smallest and largest sale, potentially misleading someone into thinking the sales were generally higher.

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