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To find: Which measure of central tendency best represent the data, justify your answer and then find the measure.
Answer to Problem 1CYU
Mean would best represent the data and the mean of the data is 14.1
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Archmont High School is recycling newspaper as a fundraiser to buy some benches for the courtyard. The newspapers are gathered into 5-inch bundles. Ms. Sato counted the bundles received each Friday for the first quarter of the school year: 15, 12, 14, 15, 18, 15, 13, 14, 13, 12.
Calculation:
First list the value from least to the greatest:
12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 18
Since, the data has no outliers so the mean would best represent the data.
Also, mean is the sum of the data divided by total number of data. Therefore,
Hence,
Mean would best represent the data and the mean of the data is 14.1
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