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34 Grace took a random sample of the number of steps per minute from the electronic readout of her aerobic climbing machine during a 1-hour workout. (a) Calculate the mean, median, and mode.(b) Which is the best measure of central tendency? The worst? Why?
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72
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67
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64
67

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Grace took a random sample of the number of steps per minute from the electronic readout of her aerobic climbing machine during a 1-hour workout. (a) Calculate the mean, median, and mode.(b) Which is the best measure of central tendency? The worst? Why?
134
72
72
58
65
151
98
67
41
101
107
119
22
64
67
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If you use a TI calculator with statistics capability you will get:
mean = 83.533333
median = 72
mode = 67 and 72 (the set is bi=modal)
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The median is probably the best measure of central tendency.
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The worst is a matter of opinion.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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