Eric is comparing the credit scores of his friends. The scores he gathered are found in the table below. 588838691818846725605732750Among this batch of credit scores, find whether the mean or the median is higher, and how much higher it is. (Round to the nearest whole point, if applicable.)

The scores are 588, 838, 691, 818, 846, 725, 605, 732, and 750. In order, the middle score is 732, so the median is 732. Their sum is 6,593, and 6,593 ÷ 9 ≈ 732.6, which rounds to 733; the mean is therefore 1 point higher than the median. The correct choice is b: the mean is 1 point higher than the median.

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