Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Review - Test - Page 185: 1c

Answer

$Mean=192.5~min$ $Median=79.5~min$ The mean increased substantially, while the median was not affected. That is, the median is resistant, but the mean not.

Work Step by Step

The new data in ascending order: 48, 57, 63, 71, 88, 93, 111, 1009 $Mean=\frac{48+57+63+71+88+93+111+1009}{8}=192.5$ There are 8 observations. So, the median is the mean between the fourth and the fifth observations in ascending order. $Median=\frac{71+88}{2}=79.5$
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