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2.Find the mean of the frequency table below.DataFrequency91185710113

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The mean of a data set is given by the expression


\operatorname{mean}=\sum ^N_(n\mathop=0)((1)/(N))a_n

Where N is the number of elements of the data set and a_n the different elements in the data set.

Since some elements are repeated we can reduce the former formula into the next expression:


\operatorname{mean}=\sum ^M_(m=0)((1)/(N))(k_m)a_m

Where N is the number of elements in the data set, M is the number of not repeated elements.

Therefore, in the case of our problem:


\operatorname{mean}=((1)/(N))(9\cdot11+8\cdot5+7\cdot10+11\cdot3)

We need to identify N and we can do it by adding up the frequencies:


N=11+5+10+3=29

Then, the mean is:


\operatorname{mean}=(1)/(29)(242)\approx8.345

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