Question

Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode.

Listed below are the weights in pounds of 11
players randomly selected from the roster of a
championship sports team. Are the results likely to
be representative of all players in that sport's
league?
235, 216, 290, 273, 287, 217, 206, 284, 287, 285,
285

Answer 1

Mean = 260.45

Median = 284

Mode = 287, 285 (there are 2 modes)

Since it is a championship sports team , it is likely that this data is representative of all players in that league

Explanation:

Mean = Sum of the weights/11 = 2865/11 = 260.45

Median is the middle of the data set when the data values are arranged in ascending order

In ascending order: 206, 216, 217, 235, 273, 284, 285, 285, 287, 287, 290

Mode is the value that occurs the maximum number of times in a data set

Here there are 2 modes 285 and 287 both of which occur twice