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- Suppose I want to know how many primary care physicians (PCPs) that Americans have had in their lifetimes before they turn 30 years old. I select a sample of 10 Americans, each of whom is 30 years old, and ask them how many PCPs they have had in their lifetimes.
Number of PCPs in a Life-Time
1,3,4,6,10,3,2,1,14,11
- What is the
median of this distribution?
- What is the
mean of this distribution?
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