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A number line with arrows at both the ends ranges from 4 to 4 point 5 in increments of 0 point 25. It is labeled as Student’s height in Feet. Closed circles are plotted above the number line.
A group of students created a dot plot of their heights. Based on the dot plot, find the mean and median height of the students in this class to show that the two measures are different in this skewed data set. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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The mean height of the students is
feet, and the median height of the students is
feet.
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The mean height of the students is 4.4 feet, and the median height of the students is 4.25 feet.
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I apologize for the mistake.
Based on the given number line and the dot plot, the median height of the students is 4.4 feet, as it is the middle value in the data set.
To calculate the mean height, we need to find the sum of all the data points and then divide by the total number of data points.
The data points on the dot plot seem to be 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.4, 4.2.
Sum of all data points = 4.3 + 4.4 + 4.6 + 4.4 + 4.5 + 4.7 + 4.4 + 4.2 = 35.5
Number of data points = 8
Mean height = Sum of all data points / Number of data points = 35.5 / 8 = 4.4375
Rounded to the nearest tenth, the mean height of the students is 4.4 feet. Apologies for the earlier incorrect response. Thank you for pointing that out.
Based on the given number line and the dot plot, the median height of the students is 4.4 feet, as it is the middle value in the data set.
To calculate the mean height, we need to find the sum of all the data points and then divide by the total number of data points.
The data points on the dot plot seem to be 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.4, 4.2.
Sum of all data points = 4.3 + 4.4 + 4.6 + 4.4 + 4.5 + 4.7 + 4.4 + 4.2 = 35.5
Number of data points = 8
Mean height = Sum of all data points / Number of data points = 35.5 / 8 = 4.4375
Rounded to the nearest tenth, the mean height of the students is 4.4 feet. Apologies for the earlier incorrect response. Thank you for pointing that out.
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