Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Statistics - Review Exercises - Page 753: 43

Answer

The mean is 5.

Work Step by Step

The median is the number that appears at the midpoint of an ordered list. Write the list from lowest to highest value. 1.0, 2.9, 3.2, 4.7, 5.3, 7.1, 8.2, 9.4 This list has 8 numbers, so the midpoint is between the 4th and 5th numbers. The average of these 2 numbers is the mean. $m=(4.7+5.3)\div2=10\div2=5$
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