Stats Modeling the World, 4th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Displaying and Summarizing Quantitative Data - Exercises - Page 78: 42

Answer

a) This distribution is skewed to the left and has a low outlier. So, the median is the best option. b) The median of this list is 79 games. The 10th and 11th value are 79, so the average of these two values is also 79. c) The mean should be lower. There are two seasons by Wayne Gretzky with a low number of games. These outliers would cause the mean to lower.

Work Step by Step

a) This distribution is skewed to the left and has a low outlier. So, the median is the best option. b) The median of this list is 79 games. The 10th and 11th value are 79, so the average of these two values is also 79. c) The mean should be lower. There are two seasons by Wayne Gretzky with a low number of games. These outliers would cause the mean to lower.
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