ennifer makes the following scores on a series of calculus assignments  65 78 62 85 88 53 97 68 78 87 88 92 67 69 73 76 78 79 85 82 83 88 76 77 Find the mean and median.  What is the most appropriate measure of central tendency for this sample?  Why?  Find the sum of squares, range, variance, and standard deviation for the sample. Describe the distribution visually in terms of skew and kurtosis. Sketch the distribution and then describe

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Jennifer makes the following scores on a series of calculus assignments 

65 78 62 85 88 53 97 68 78 87 88 92

67 69 73 76 78 79 85 82 83 88 76 77

Find the mean and median

What is the most appropriate measure of central tendency for this sample? 

Why? 

Find the sum of squares, range, variance, and standard deviation for the sample.

Describe the distribution visually in terms of skew and kurtosis.

Sketch the distribution and then describe

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Mean=i=1NxiN=187424=78.0833

We organize the given data in ascending order

53,62,65,67,68,69,73,76,76,77,78,78,78,79,82,83,85,85,87,88,88,88,92,97

Here N=24, is even, then

Median=N2thvalue+N2+1thvalue2=242thvalue+242+1thvalue2=12thvalue+13thvalue2=78+782=78

Thus median is 78.

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