Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 139: 39b

Answer

$Mean=52.5$ thousand dollars. $Median=52.5$ thousand dollars. $Mode=52.5$ thousand dollars. Each of them increased by $2500 (2.5 thousand dollars).

Work Step by Step

The salaries plus the bonuses, in thousands of dollars, in ascending order: 32.5, 32.5, 47.5, 52.5, 52.5, 52.5, 57.5, 57.5, 62.5, 77.5 $Mean=\frac{32.5+32.5+47.5+52.+52.5+52.5+57.5+57.5+62.5+77.5}{10}=52.5$ $Median=\frac{52.5+52.5}{2}=52.5$. The mean between the fifth and the sixth values. $Mode=52.5$. The highest frequency.
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