Question

For the most recent seven years, the U.S. Department of Education reported the following number of bachelor's degrees awarded in computer science: 4,033; 5,652; 6,407; 7,201; 8,719; 11,154; 15,121. What is the annual arithmetic mean number of degrees awarded?

Answer 1

Answer: 8327

Explanation:

The arithmetic mean of a data is given by :_

`\frac{\text{Sum of observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}\\\\=`

Given : For the most recent seven years, the U.S. Department of Education reported the following number of bachelor's degrees awarded in computer science: 4,033; 5,652; 6,407; 7,201; 8,719; 11,154; 15,121.

Then, the annual arithmetic mean number of degrees awarded will be :-

`\frac{4033+5652+6407+7201+8719+11154+15121}{}\\\\=(58287)/(7)\\\\=8326.71428571\approx8327`

Hence, the annual arithmetic mean number of degrees awarded = 8327