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Answer the questions below.(a) On a test, each student is given a grade of A, B, C, D, or F.Which measure tells the grade given most often?MeanMedianMode(b) In Prof. Mitchell's class, the 10 students had the following scores on the last midterm:125, 128, 129, 132, 133, 134, 136, 138, 140, 141.Which measure should be used to summarize the data?MeanO MedianMode(c) The last 9 calls to a customer support line had the following lengths (in minutes):2, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31.Which measure should be used to summarize the data?MeanMedianMode

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We will have the following:

a) Since we know that the mode is the frequently occurring value then we sould use the Mode.

b) We will have that the measure to summarize the data must be the Mean.

c) We will have that the measure to summarize the data regarding customer support line length in minutes is the Median.

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