Esteban refuses to be persuaded by an advertiser's claim that people using their brand of gasoline average 50 miles per gallon. His decision probably is based on

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Esteban's decision is likely based on all of the possible reasons listed in the answer choices, including the possibility that the average is based on a small sample size, that the variation in scores is not accounted for, and that extreme scores may be artificially inflating the mean. Without more information, Esteban is right to be skeptical of the advertiser's claim.

Esteban Refuses to Be Persuaded by an Advertiser's Claim That