The population of incomes in a particular community is thought to be highly right-skewed with a mean equal to $36,789 and a standard deviation equal to $2,490. Based on this, if a sample of size n = 36 is selected, the highest sample mean that we would expect to see would be approximately $38,034.

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The highest sample mean that we would expect to see is approximately $38,034, which is calculated using the formula mean + 2.58 * standard deviation / square root of sample size.

The Population of Incomes in a Particular Community Is Thought