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The data are the prices of several digital cameras at a store.

$130, $170, $230, $130, $250, $275, $130, $185$130, $170, $230, $130, $250, $275, $130, $185

a. Does the price shown in the advertisement represent the prices well? Explain.

  • no; The price shown in the ad is not the highest price.
  • no; The price shown in the ad is the mode, but it is the lowest price. Most cameras cost more.
  • yes; The price shown in the ad occurs most often, so it best represents the camera prices.
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    b. Why might the store use this advertisement?

     
    • The store might want to only sell the $130 cameras.
    • By advertising the lowest price, they are likely to draw more customers to the store.
    • The store is likely out of the higher-priced cameras.
       
      yes; The price shown in the ad is the mean, so it best represents the camera prices.

    c. In this situation, why might a person want to know the mean, the median, and the mode? Explain.

     
     
    • Knowing all the measures can help you know all the different model prices.
       
    • Knowing all the measures can help you know how many cameras the store has on sale.
       
    • Knowing all the measures can help you know whether the store has many models in your price range.
       
    • Knowing all the measures can help you know which is the cheapest camera at the store.

     

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