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document.write( "35.	The following scores were recorded on a 100-point examination:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "91, 85, 76, 86, 96, 51, 68, 92, 85, 72, 66, 88, 93, 82, 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find the mean final examination score.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Find the median final examination score.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) Is the mean or median a more useful representative of the final examination scores?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "91, 85, 76, 86, 96, 51, 68, 92, 85, 72, 66, 88, 93, 82, 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find the mean final examination score.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add the scores and divide by 15 to get the mean = 81.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Find the median final examination score= 85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) Is the mean or median a more useful representative of the final examination scores?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Median tells you 50% of the scores were above 85.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The score of 51 dragged down the mean score for the set of scores.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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