document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135423>Question 135423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The American Automobile Association checks the prices of gasoline before many holiday weekends. Listed below are the self-service prices for a sample of 15 retail outlets during the May 2003 Memorial Day weekend in the Detroit, Michigan, area.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.42<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.39<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.41<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.41<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.45<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.39<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the arithmetic mean selling price? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the median selling price? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the modal selling price? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99217 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99217\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The American Automobile Association checks the prices of gasoline before many holiday weekends. Listed below are the self-service prices for a sample of 15 retail outlets during the May 2003 Memorial Day weekend in the Detroit, Michigan, area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the arithmetic mean selling price? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: $1.438<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the median selling price? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 1.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the modal selling price?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: It is multi-modal: $1.44 and $1.41 and $1.46 and $1.39 all have two entries. In other words, there is no modal selling price.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question:  If you are taking a stat course, and do not have a calculator <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or access to computer software that can give you mean, median, mode, standard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "deviation etc. data, I strongly recommend you locate one or the other; you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will need it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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