EBK BIOSTATISTICS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL AN
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Chapter 1, Problem 1CQQ
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To explain: Whether calculation of mean in the provide case makes sense for the provided data set.
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No, it does not make sense.
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Various codes have been assigned codes: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 22, 26, 32 and 40.
The provided data set is nominal due to assigning of code to the data set. It must be noted that it is not possible to compute the mean for the provided data set because it is a nominal data. Thus, it does not have any significance.
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