Elementary Statistics (Text Only)

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ISBN: 9780077836351

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Publisher: McGraw Hill

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Chapter 3.1, Problem 32E

Greater swimmer: In the 2008 OIympic Games. Michel Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming. Following are the events he won, along with his margin of victory, in seconds.

Chapter 3.1, Problem 32E, Greater swimmer: In the 2008 OIympic Games. Michel Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming.

What was the mean margin of victory?
What was the median margin of victory?
Assume the margin of victory in the 200m freestyle was incorrect entered as 18.9. Which would increase more, the mean or the median? Explain why.

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Elementary Statistics (Text Only)

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