statistics

States that border on the ocean .. . Percent of Area Covered by Water States that de not border on the ocean Percent of Area Covered by Water Which of the following is the best statistical reason for using the median and interquartile range (IQR), rather than the mean and standard deviation, to compare the centers and spreads of these distributions? The mean and standard deviation are more strongly influenced by outliers than the median and IQR. The median and IOR are easier to calculate than the mean and standard deviation. O The two groups contain different numbers of states, so the standard deviation is not appropriate. O The two distributions have the same shape