michelles scout troop always sells a lot of cookies when they set up a cookie booth at a local business. the…

michelles scout troop always sells a lot of cookies when they set up a cookie booth at a local business. the scout leader keeps track of how many boxes they sell each time. this line plot shows the distribution of the number of boxes sold this month. cookie booth sales 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 boxes sold complete the sentences. the distribution of the number of boxes sold is best described as. so, the mean an appropriate measure of center.
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Observe the line - plot
The data is symmetrically distributed around the middle values (18 - 20).
Step2: Recall properties of symmetric distributions
In a symmetric distribution, the mean is a good measure of the center as the data is evenly spread on both sides of the center.
Answer:
The distribution of the number of boxes sold is best described as symmetric. So, the mean is an appropriate measure of center.