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Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because____________?
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the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
Bthey lead more people to be defined as in poverty
Cthe median is a more accurate measurement of earnings than the mean
Dall of the above
Correct Answer: A. the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
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