SOLUTION: i need help with these problems: The first problem: Section topic: Frequency distributions; Measures of Central Tendency Under what circumstances would the mode be an appr

Question 87992: i need help with these problems:
The first problem:
Section topic: Frequency distributions; Measures of Central Tendency
Under what circumstances would the mode be an appropriate measure of central tendancy?

The second problem is:
Find the mean for the following. Round to the nearest tenth.
The chart looks like:
The table is a 2 by 4
Value / Frequency
9 / 3
12/ 5
15/ 1
18/ 1

this is what i did i found the total for frequency then for i added a third colum multiply the value and frequency and then i added all the results for that colum and then dividen the total for the third colum over the total for frequency thats how i got 11.3 and it asks to round to the nearest tenth
So the answer i got was 11.3 but when i rounded to the tenth it would be 11.0
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you rounded 11.3 to the TENTH you should get 11.3.
You rounded to the TEN to get your answer.
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Your procedure was correct. Watch out when rounding.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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