Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Review - Case Study - Sampling Distribution of the Median - Page 424: 13

Answer

The mean and median for few random samples generated of size 20, 40 and 80 are calculated as follows:

Work Step by Step

To calculate the mean and the median, follow the steps given below in Minitab. Step 1: Enter the data in the Minitab worksheet. Step 2: Go to Stat and select the basic statistics, and then display the descriptive statistics. Step 3: Enter C1–C80 in the column of variables. Step 4: Choose the options for the mean and median. Step 5: Click on Ok. Now, copy these values in column e20mn and e20med. Similarly, obtain the mean and the median for the sample sizes 40 and 80.
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