Asked by Deb
a. Find the mean, median, and range for each of the two data sets.
b. Find the standard deviation using the rule of thumb for each of the data sets.
c. Compare the two sets and describe what you discover.
The following data sets shows the ages of the first seven presidents (President Washington through President Jackson) and the seven most recent presidents including President Obama. Age is given at time of inauguration.
First 7: 57 61 57 57 58 57 61
Second 7: 61 52 69 64 46 54 47
b. Find the standard deviation using the rule of thumb for each of the data sets.
c. Compare the two sets and describe what you discover.
The following data sets shows the ages of the first seven presidents (President Washington through President Jackson) and the seven most recent presidents including President Obama. Age is given at time of inauguration.
First 7: 57 61 57 57 58 57 61
Second 7: 61 52 69 64 46 54 47
Answers
Answered by
Ms. Sue
What is it you don't understand about these problems? We'll be glad to help you if we know what you don't understand.
Answered by
Deb
C is the one that is getting me
Answered by
Deb
What am I looking for when I compare the 2 sets. I have the answers for A and B.
Answered by
Ms. Sue
I haven't done the math -- but just eyeballing these numbers, it seems that the range is greater in the more recent presidents and that probably the mean age is younger.
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