Question

3.2--5 An insurance institute conducted tests with crashes of new cars traveling at 6​ mi/h. The total cost of the damages was found for a simple random sample of the tested cars and listed below. Find the​ (a) mean,​ (b) median,​ (c) mode, and​ (d) midrange for the given sample data. Do the different measures of center differ very​ much? ​$7,456 ​$4,968 ​$9,137 ​$6,425 ​$4,248 a. The mean is ​$ nothing.

3-2-2 Listed below are the top 10 annual salaries​ (in millions of​ dollars) of TV personalities. Find the​ (a) mean,​ (b) median,​ (c) mode, and​ (d) midrange for the given sample data in millions of dollars. Given that these are the top 10​ salaries, do we know anything about the salaries of TV personalities in​ general? Are such top 10 lists valuable for gaining insight into the larger​ population?

37.6 37 35.7 27 15.6 13.8 11.2 10.7 8.9 7.5

Answer 1

Solution:

Using Excel:

a)

	Data
	7456
	4968
	9137
	6425
	4248
Max	9137
Min	4248
Mean	6446.8
Median	6425
Mode	no rpeated value Mode not exist
Midrange	6692.5

b)

	Data
	37.6
	37
	35.7
	27
	15.6
	13.8
	11.2
	10.7
	8.9
	7.5
Max	37.6
Min	7.5
Mean	20.5
Median	14.7
Mode	no rpeated value Mode not exist
Midrange	22.55