Pre-Algebra Student Edition
Pre-Algebra Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780078957734
Author: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 13.1, Problem 8PPS

(a)

To determine

To Find: If she score her lowest score, which measure of central tendency would increase more, the mean and the median? Explain.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 8PPS

The measure of central tendency has increased more in Median than Mean

Explanation of Solution

Given:Sasha scored the following point total in 7 games this basketball season: 12,18,20,8,15,18,14

Case I

Finding Mean:

  Mean=sum of observationtotal number of observationMean=12+18+20+8+15+18+147Mean=1057=15

Mean = 15

Finding Median:

Arranging the number in ascending order.

The data is odd thus

Take the middle number.

  8,12,14,15,18,18,20

Hence

Median= 15

Case second:

If we goes to the lowest amount we get the mean and median as

Finding Mean:

  Mean=sum of observationtotal number of observationMean=12+18+20+15+18+146Mean=976=16

Mean= 16

Finding Median:

After removing the lowest score, the number of observations is even

Thus,

Median

  12,14,15,18_,18,20median=15+182=17

Median= 17

From comparing case I with case II

It is concluded that

The measure of central tendency has increased more in Median than Mean.

(b)

To determine

To Find:In her next basketball game, Sasha scores 13 points .Which measure of central tendency would decrease more the mean or median? Explain.

(b)

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Answer to Problem 8PPS

The measure of central tendency has decreased equally in Median and Mean.

Explanation of Solution

Given: Sasha scored the following point total in 7 games this basketball season: 12,18,20,8,15,18,14

Case I

Finding Mean:

  Mean=sum of observationtotal number of observationMean=12+18+20+8+15+18+147Mean=1057=15

Mean = 15

Finding Median:

Arranging the number in ascending order.

The data is odd thus

Take the middle number.

  8,12,14,15,18,18,20

Hence

Median= 15

Case second:

Sasha scores 13 points so the data will increase to 8 we get the mean and median as

Finding Mean:

  Mean=sum of observationtotal number of observationMean=12+18+20+15+18+14+8+138Mean=1188=14.5

Mean= 14.5

Finding Median:

Median

  8,12,13,14,15_,18,18,20median=15+142=14.5

Median= 14.5

From comparing the mean and median of case I with case II

  Mean=14.515=0.5Median=14.515=0.5

It is concluded that

The measure of central tendency has decreased equally in Median and Mean.

Chapter 13 Solutions

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