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The attendent at 3 football games fluctuated above and below the average according to the following table.
What was the next change from the average attendence after these three games?
Game one: -583
Game two: 503
Game three: -93
Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
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This needs more words.
It only makes sense if the average is taken over 4 games, then the "next change" is +173 because the sum of the fluctuations = 0.
Next change N = - sum (3 given fluctuations from the average of the 4).