A small company employs a supervisor at $1300 a week,an inventory manager at $800 a week,7 stock boys at $400 a week,and 5 drivers at $700 a week.Which measure of centre best describes a typical wage at this company,the mean at $600 or the median at $550?
A)Mean,because the distribution is symmetric.
B)Median,because of the outlier $1300.
C)Mean,because there are no outliers.
D)Median,because the distribution is skewed to the left.
E)Median,because of the outliers $800 and $1300.

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The median is less affected by the outlier $1300, making it a better measure of the typical wage.

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