document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187335>Question 1187335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5.	Harris had an investment that yielded the following results over the last 4 years:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10.0%; 7.0%; 13.5%; -12.0%. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the arithmetic mean? The geometric mean? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10.0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10.0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7.0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7.0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12.0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12.0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >% \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to calculate arithmetic mean, write percentage as decimal, add all and divide by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "arithmetic <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=mean=%280.10%2B0.07%2B0.135-0.12+%29%2F4=0.04625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"mean=%280.10%2B0.07%2B0.135-0.12+%29%2F4=0.04625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >% \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "geometric mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Geometric <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=mean=sqrt%28product+_of+_the_+n_+data_+values%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"mean=sqrt%28product+_of+_the_+n_+data_+values%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, assuming<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+all ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+all\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > data<BR>\n" );
document.write( "values are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=positive ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"positive\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your case ,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.07 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.07\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.135 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.135\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-0.12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-0.12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  geometric mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cannot+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cannot+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be calculated\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Geometric mean can only be calculated when all numbers have the same sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Geometric mean cannot be calculated for negative values.\r<BR>\n" );
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