Question

The numbers of words defined on randomly selected pages from a dictionary are shown below. Find the mean, median, mode of the listed numbers. 72 58 62 38 44 66 42 49 76 52 What is the mean? Select the correct choice below and ,if necessary ,fill in the answer box within your choice.(around to one decimal place as needed)

Answer 1

Mean: 55.9

Median: 55

Mode: None

Explanation:

First, find the mean by dividing the sum by the number of elements:

(72 + 58 + 62 + 38 + 44 + 66 + 42 + 49 + 76 + 52) / 10

= 55.9

Next, find the median by putting the numbers in order and finding the middle one:

38, 42, 44, 49, 52, 58, 62, 66, 72, 76

There is no middle number, so we will take the average of 52 and 58, which is 55.

Lastly, to find the mode, we have to find the number that occurs the most.

All of the numbers occur one time, so there is no mode.