In Their October 2003 Issue, Consumer Reports Evaluated the Price

Multiple Choice

In their October 2003 issue, Consumer Reports evaluated the price and
Performance of 23 models of cordless phones. Computer output gives the summary
Statistics for the prices ($) shown in the table. Based on these results, which of the
Following is true? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Min } & \text { Q1 } & \text { Median } & \text { Q3 } & \text { Max } & \text { Mean } & \text { SD } \\\hline 15 & 30 & 50 & 110 & 200 & 71.75 & 52.08 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) The distribution is symmetric.
B) The distribution is skewed to the right.
C) The distribution is skewed to the left.
D) The mean is a better measure of center for these data than the median.
E) The standard deviation is larger than the range.