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these are the scores: 97, 99, 81, 78, 73, 95, 33, 97, 64, 100, 85, 83, 85, 88, 79, 81, 93, 86, 83, 71. what are the mean and median of the data? check the correct answers

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  • Mean = 82.55
  • Median = 84

Both values are exact. The first value hasn't been rounded.

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Original data set = {97, 99, 81, 78, 73, 95, 33, 97, 64, 100, 85, 83, 85, 88, 79, 81, 93, 86, 83, 71}

Sorted data set = {33, 64, 71, 73, 78, 79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95, 97, 97, 99, 100}

Add up the data values and you should get the sum 1651.

Divide this sum over the sample size n = 20 and we'll get the mean.

1651/20 = 82.55 this value is exact and hasn't been rounded.

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To get the median, we look at slots 10 and 11 because n/2 = 20/2 = 10

The middle-most value is between these two slots because n is an even number.

The values in slots 10 and 11 are 83 and 85 respectively.

The midpoint of which is (83+85)/2 = 84 which is the median.

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Here's another way to get the median.

What we'll do is cross off the first and last values of the sorted set.

{33, 64, 71, 73, 78, 79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95, 97, 97, 99, 100}

turns into

{64, 71, 73, 78, 79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95, 97, 97, 99}

Repeat that step again to get

{71, 73, 78, 79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95, 97, 97}

Then do so again and again until we get a much smaller set. The goal is to reduce to either 1 element or 2 elements.

{73, 78, 79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95, 97}

{78, 79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95}

{79, 81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88, 93}

{81, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86, 88}

{81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 86}

{83, 83, 85, 85}

{83,85}

We find that 83 and 85 are tied for the middle-most positions. Therefore, the midpoint (83+85)/2 = 84 is the median.

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