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The mean is the _______ of a set of numbers. |
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middle number |
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highest number |
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most frequent |
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arithmetic average |
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If you are conducting a survey to determine people's favorite actor, at which location should you not conduct your survey? |
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post office |
B. |
in front of a theater on opening night of the latest comedy |
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grocery store |
D. |
video store |
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Which of the following data would best be described by mode? |
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Average price of cars made in 1999 |
B. |
Average age of people who buy a summer pool pass |
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Most common favorite number of the set of favorite numbers of people in the United States |
D. |
Typical family income per year in Montana |
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The number of points a basketball team scored in eight different games is listed in the table shown. Which of the following scores represents the mean score? |
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70 |
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73 |
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75 |
D. |
72 |
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What are the mean, median, and mode of the temperature data 92°, 51°, 60°, 51°, 66°, 82°, respectively? |
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66°, 51°, 60° |
B. |
67°, 63°, 51° |
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66°, 63°, 61° |
D. |
67°, 62°, 51° |
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