The number of lattes sold daily by two coffee shops is shown in the table. Shop A Shop B 55 45 52 42 56 57 48 48 57 11 30 10 45 46 41 43 Based on these data, is it better to describe the centers of distribution in terms of the mean or the median? Explain. A: Mean for both coffee shops because the data distribution is symmetric B: Median for both coffee shops because the data distribution is not symmetric C:Mean for shop B because the data distribution is symmetric; median for shop A because the data distribution is not symmetric D: Mean for shop A because the data distribution is symmetric; median for shop B because the data distribution is not symmetric

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The number of lattes sold daily by two coffee shops is shown in the table. Shop A Shop B 55 45 52 42 56 57 48 48 57 11 30 10 45 46 41 43 Based on these data, is it better to describe the centers of distribution in terms of the mean or the median? Explain. A: Mean for both coffee shops because the data distribution is symmetric B: Median for both coffee shops because the data distribution is not symmetric C:Mean for shop B because the data distribution is symmetric; median for shop A because the data distribution is not symmetric D: Mean for shop A because the data distribution is symmetric; median for shop B because the data distribution is not symmetric (When your trying to study but just don’t understand)
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