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QUESTION 7
The data set below contains the maximum wind speeds (in miles per hour) of 15 hurricanes in 2005 hurricane season. $$[75,150,160,105,175,115,90,85,80,180,80,75,185,115,85]$$
Create a graph (dotplot, histogram, stem and leaf plot) of the data. Which statement below best describes this data set? A. The data has a symmetric distribution so the mean is a better measure of the center of the data set than the median. B. The data are skewed so the median is a better measure of the center of the data set than the mean. C. The data has a symmetric distribution so the median is a better measure of the center of the data set than the mean. D. The mode is the measure that best describes the center of the data set.
QUESTION 8 5 points $30 \%$ of high school students in a small town enjoy riding public transportation. In a random sample of 80 high school students, $45 \%$ responded that they enjoy riding public transportation. Which numerical value represents a parameter?