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Interpretation, difficulty 2 of 3

“My commute proves the average is wrong”

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The commute dataset gives a mean commute of about 37 minutes for the 240 employees. A team leader objects: “My commute is 20 minutes, and so is my deputy's, so the 37-minute figure must be wrong.” In two or three sentences, explain why the team leader's argument does not hold.