The accompanying table shows the 2016 carbon emissions, in metric tons, for 18 of the 20 countries emitting the most carbon emissions. Complete parts a through e below. ..... a. Calculate the mean. The mean is. Carbon Emissions By Country (Round to four decimal places as needed.) b. Calculate the median. Country Emissions o The median is. China 10.150.82 United States of America India Russian Federation Japan Germany 5,311.693 2,430.802 1,634.706 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.) c. Determine the mode(s). Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice. 1,209.16 801.5081 O A. The mode(s) is/are 655.8941 634.3704 Iran (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.) Saudi Arabia South Korea 595.3949 O B. There is no mode in this data set. Indonesia 500.8132 Brazil 487.3581 d. Which of these three measurements would best describe the central tendency of the data? South Africa Mexico Turkey Australia 467.6985 464.9186 403.8925 O A. The mean would best describe the central tendency of the data since there appear to be outliers. 397.9884 O B. Both the mean and the median are accurate indicators of the central tendency of the data since there do not appear to be any outliers. Italy France 359.2369 343.4522 O C. The median would best describe the central tendency of the data since there appear to be outliers. Thailand 327.3297 O D. The mode would best describe the central tendency of the data since these data are categorical. O E. None of these measurements describe the central tendency of the data well because the data are categorical and there is no mode.
The accompanying table shows the 2016 carbon emissions, in metric tons, for 18 of the 20 countries emitting the most carbon emissions. Complete parts a through e below. ..... a. Calculate the mean. The mean is. Carbon Emissions By Country (Round to four decimal places as needed.) b. Calculate the median. Country Emissions o The median is. China 10.150.82 United States of America India Russian Federation Japan Germany 5,311.693 2,430.802 1,634.706 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.) c. Determine the mode(s). Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice. 1,209.16 801.5081 O A. The mode(s) is/are 655.8941 634.3704 Iran (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.) Saudi Arabia South Korea 595.3949 O B. There is no mode in this data set. Indonesia 500.8132 Brazil 487.3581 d. Which of these three measurements would best describe the central tendency of the data? South Africa Mexico Turkey Australia 467.6985 464.9186 403.8925 O A. The mean would best describe the central tendency of the data since there appear to be outliers. 397.9884 O B. Both the mean and the median are accurate indicators of the central tendency of the data since there do not appear to be any outliers. Italy France 359.2369 343.4522 O C. The median would best describe the central tendency of the data since there appear to be outliers. Thailand 327.3297 O D. The mode would best describe the central tendency of the data since these data are categorical. O E. None of these measurements describe the central tendency of the data well because the data are categorical and there is no mode.
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Transcribed Image Text:The accompanying table shows the 2016 carbon emissions, in metric tons, for 18 of the 20 countries emitting the most carbon emissions. Complete parts a through e below.
a. Calculate the mean.
The mean is .
Carbon Emissions By Country
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
b. Calculate the median.
Country
Emissions D
The median is
China
10,150.82
United States of America
5.311.693
(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
2,430.802
1.634.706
India
c. Determine the mode(s). Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice
Russian Federation
Japan
Germany
1,209.16
801.5081
O A. The mode(s) is/are
655.8941
Iran
(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)
Saudi Arabia
634.3704
South Korea
595.3949
B. There is no mode in this data set.
Indonesia
500.8132
Brazil
487.3581
d. Which of these three measurements would best describe the central tendency of the data?
South Africa
467.6985
Mexico
464.9186
403.8925
O A. The mean would best describe the central tendency of the data since there appear to be outliers.
Turkey
Australia
397.9884
O B. Both the mean and the median are accurate indicators of the central tendency of the data since there do not appear to be any outliers.
359.2369
Italy
France
343.4522
O C. The median would best describe the central tendency of the data since there appear to be outliers.
327.3297
Thailand
O D. The mode would best describe the central tendency of the data since these data are categorical
O E. None of these measurements describe the central tendency of the data well because the data are categorical and there is no mode.
e. Describe the shape of this distribution.
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Because the median is
the mean, the distribution is
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