2. (1 pt) Determine the most appropriate measure of center for
the described data set. a....
2. (1 pt) Determine the most appropriate measure of center for
the described data set. a. Hairstyles for female students on a
given college campus (length, color, straight/curly, and so forth)
Number of minutes students spend completing homework assignments
for an honors class. B, C, D, B, D, B, D, A, B, A, D, C, A, B
For which one set of data below would the mean perform best as a
measure of...
For which one set of data below would the mean perform best as a
measure of the center?
1. Hourly Wages: $15, $35, $200, $12, $17, $22, $19, $19,
$21
2. Number of Employees Injured Each Month (Jan - Dec): 19, 31,
28, 35, 32, 27, 29, 38, 37, 30, 26, 0
3. Heights of Male Business Majors (inches): 68.5, 71.0, 73.5,
76.5, 69.5, 69.0, 67.5, 69.0, 74.0, 73.5, 74.5
4. Property Value (thousands of dollars): $265, $255, $149,
$176,...
what is the importance of finding the “middle” of a set of
data?
Each measure of...
what is the importance of finding the “middle” of a set of
data?
Each measure of the "middle" (the mean, the mode, and the
median) has its strengths and weaknesses. In 75-150 words, use
everyday examples from work or home to identify cases where 2 of
these measures would be good or bad.
Name an example of a real-world data set, not yet mentioned in
the course, where you...
Name an example of a real-world data set, not yet mentioned in
the course, where you would typically expect to see a normal
distribution. Be sure to describe what the labels would be for the
horizontal and vertical axis of the display. Then explain why you
would expect a normal distribution. What range of data values would
you expect to represent 1 standard deviation from the mean?