A reporter wishes to portray baseball players as overpaid.Which measure of center should he report as the average salary of major league players?
A)The mean
B)The median
C)Either the mean or median-they will be equal in this case.
D)Neither the mean nor the median-both will be much lower than the actual average salary.

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The mean is affected by outliers, so if there are a few players with exceptionally high salaries, the mean will be higher than the median. By reporting the mean as the average salary, the reporter can make it seem like all players are earning very high salaries, which will support their portrayal of the players as overpaid.

A Reporter Wishes to Portray Baseball Players as Overpaid