Professor Neuberg found that the mean number of alcoholic drinks consumed at a party was much higher for males than for females. If the median and mode number of drinks consumed by males and females was both zero, how can the difference in means be explained?

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The fact that the median and mode number of drinks consumed by both genders is zero suggests that the majority of individuals are not drinking any alcohol at the party. However, the mean for males is much higher, which indicates that there are a few males who are drinking a very large number of alcoholic drinks, increasing the overall mean for males. This type of situation is common when there are outliers in a dataset, which can significantly affect the mean but have little impact on the median or mode. Therefore, option B is the best choice as it explains the difference in means based on the presence of outliers in the male group.

Professor Neuberg Found That the Mean Number of Alcoholic Drinks