In 1994, major league baseball players went on strike. At the time, the average

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In 1994, major league baseball players went on strike. At the time, the average salary was $1.049.589, and the median salary was $337, 500. If you were representing the owners, which summary would you use to convince the public that a strike was not needed? If you were a player, which would you use? Why was there such a large discrepancy between the mean and median salaries? Explain. Select the correct answers below. If you were representing the owners, you would use the average salary to convince the public that a strike was not needed. If you were a player, you would use the median salary to convince the public that a strike was needed The average and median salaries differ so greatly because the mean is resistant to outliers, but the median is not.

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if you were representing the owners,you would use the average salary to convince the public that a strike was not needed.if you were a player,you would use the median salary to convince the public that a strike was needed. the averae and median salaries differ so greatly because the distribution of salaries is skewed right

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