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Suppose the following tables present the number of specimens that tested positive for Type A and Type B influenza in a country during a flu season. Type A 38 100 186 199 253 380 595 966 1611 2638 3845 4931 5183 5367 5890 Type B 59 95 116 143 156 225 271 366 495 696 851 1060 1140 1101 1202 Send data to Excel (a) Find the mean and median number of Type A cases. Round the answers to at least one decimal place. (b) Find the mean and median number of Type B cases. Round the answers to at least one decimal place. (c) A public health official says that there are more than twice as many cases of Type A influenza than Type B. Do these data support this claim

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Answer:

(a) Mean and Median of type A


\bar x = 2145.47


Median = 966

(b) Mean and Median of type B


\bar x = 531.73


Median = 366

(c) The claim by the public health worker is true.

Explanation:

Given


Type\ A: 38\ 100\ 186\ 199\ 253\ 380\ 595\ 966\ 1611\ 2638\ 3845\ 4931\ 5183\ 5367\ 5890


Type\ B: 59\ 95\ 116\ 143\ 156\ 225\ 271\ 366\ 495\ 696\ 851\ 1060\ 1140\ 1101\ 1202


n = 15

Solving (a): The mean and median of A.

Mean is calculated using:


\bar x = (\sum x)/(n)


\bar x = (38 +100 +186 +199+ 253+ 380+ 595+ 966 +1611 +2638 +3845+ 4931+ 5183 +5367 +5890 )/(15)


\bar x = (32182)/(15)


\bar x = 2145.47

The median is calculated using:


Median = (n+1)/(2)th


Median = (15+1)/(2)th


Median = (16)/(2)th


Median = 8th

The 8th item is: 966

So:


Median = 966

Solving (b): The mean and median of B.

Mean is calculated using:


\bar x = (\sum x)/(n)


\bar x = (59 +95 +116+ 143+ 156+ 225+ 271+ 366+ 495 +696+ 851+ 1060+ 1140 +1101+ 1202)/(15)


\bar x = (7976)/(15)


\bar x = 531.73

The median is calculated using:


Median = (n+1)/(2)th


Median = (15+1)/(2)th


Median = (16)/(2)th


Median = 8th

The 8th item is: 366

So:


Median = 366

(c) The claim by the public health worker is true.

To do this, we simply compare the mean value of both types.

For Type A


\bar x = 2145.47

For Type B


\bar x = 531.73

The claim is:


Type\ A > 2 * Type B


2145.47 > 2 * 531.73


2145.47 > 1063.46

Since the inequality is true, then the claim is true

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