Question 12.23

12.23 State SAT scores. Figure 12.9 is a histogram of the average scores on the SAT Mathematics exam for college-bound senior students in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2014. The distinctive overall shape of this distribution implies that a single measure of center such as the mean or the median is of little value in describing the distribution. Explain why this is true.

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Figure 12.9: Figure 12.9 Histogram of the average scores on the SAT Mathematics exam for college-bound senior students in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2014, Exercise 12.23.