Does the mean or median better represent the data? Explain your reasoning.

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Does the mean or median better represent the data? Explain your reasoning.

**Parking Tickets**

According to data from the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, there were more than 180,000 parking infractions in the city for December 2015, with fines totaling over 8,500,000 Canadian dollars. The fines (in Canadian dollars) for a random sample of 105 parking infractions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for December 2015 are listed below.

30  30  30  30  40  40  60  40  30  
15  30  150  40  30  30  150  40  30  
40  40  30  30  60  60  150  40  30  
40  30  30  40  60  40  40  150  
40  40  60  250  150  60  40  100  
40  40  30  30  40  40  30  40  
100  40  30  30  30  40  30  
30  40  40  30  60  150  40  
60  40  150  40  30  30  60  
100  40  30  40  150  40  40  
50  30  40  60  40  30  60  
40  30  60  30  40  40  30  
30  40  60  30  40  40  30

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**Parking Infractions by Time of Day**

A pie chart displays the percentage of parking infractions occurring at different times of the day:

- 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m. : 9.4%
- 12:00 a.m. - 3:59 a.m. : 17.9%
- 4:00 a.m. - 7:59 a.m. : 7.6%
- 8:00 a.m. - 11:59 a.m. : 22.5%
- 12:00 p.m. - 3:59 p
Transcribed Image Text:**Parking Tickets** According to data from the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, there were more than 180,000 parking infractions in the city for December 2015, with fines totaling over 8,500,000 Canadian dollars. The fines (in Canadian dollars) for a random sample of 105 parking infractions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for December 2015 are listed below. 30 30 30 30 40 40 60 40 30 15 30 150 40 30 30 150 40 30 40 40 30 30 60 60 150 40 30 40 30 30 40 60 40 40 150 40 40 60 250 150 60 40 100 40 40 30 30 40 40 30 40 100 40 30 30 30 40 30 30 40 40 30 60 150 40 60 40 150 40 30 30 60 100 40 30 40 150 40 40 50 30 40 60 40 30 60 40 30 60 30 40 40 30 30 40 60 30 40 40 30 --- **Parking Infractions by Time of Day** A pie chart displays the percentage of parking infractions occurring at different times of the day: - 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m. : 9.4% - 12:00 a.m. - 3:59 a.m. : 17.9% - 4:00 a.m. - 7:59 a.m. : 7.6% - 8:00 a.m. - 11:59 a.m. : 22.5% - 12:00 p.m. - 3:59 p
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