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The distribution of salaries of professional basketball players is skewed to the right. Which measure of central tendency would be the best measure to determine the location of the center of the distribution?
 
  A) range B) mean C) mode D) median

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A state energy agency mailed questionnaires on energy conservation to 1,000 homeowners in the state capital. Five hundred questionnaires were returned. Suppose an experiment consists of randomly selecting one of the returned questionnaires. Consider the events:
 
  A: The home is constructed of brick
  B: The home is more than 30 years old
  D: The home is heated with oil
 
  Which of the following describes the event B  Dc?
 
  A) homes more than 30 years old that are not heated with oil
  B) homes more than 30 years old that are heated with oil
  C) homes more than 30 years old or homes that are not heated with oil
  D) homes that are not older than 30 years old and heated with oil



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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