Try another version of this question Consider the distribution of body temperature for a large group of healthy people What shape do we expect the dataset's distribution to be? How would the mean and median compare? Considering the shape of the data, will it be appropriate to use the mean as a measure of center (representing a "typical" data value)? Box 1: Select the best answer Box 2: Select the best answer Box 3: Select the best answer
The distribution will be roughly symmetric
The mean and median will be similar
Yes, the mean will be appropriate as a measure of center