Relationship between the mean and median

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In each of the following scenarios, which would be larger, the mean or median, or would the mean and median be about the same? Provide reasoning--think about the shape of the histogram for the data and how the shape would affect the relationship between the mean and the median for each situation.

a. salaries at a law firm that has 10 experienced lawyers and 3 staff assistants

b. gas mileage obtained on this year's compact sport utility vehicles

c. the total amount of money of the change (coins) found in the pockets of male Penn State students.

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