Question 1: Find the median of each set of numbers.
#14. 1, 4, 9, 15, 25, 36
Question 2: Find the mode of each set of numbers.
#18. 41, 43, 56, 67, 69, 72
#20. 9, 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 8
Solve the following applications.
Question 3: Statistics. A salesperson drove 238, 159, 87, 163, and 198 miles (mi) on a 5-day trip. What was the mean number of miles driven per day?
Question 4: Business and finance.
The following scores were recorded on a 200-point final examination:
193, 185, 163, 186, 192, 135, 158, 174, 188, 172, 168, 183, 195, 165, 183.
(a) Find the mean final examination score.
(b) Find the median final examination score.
(c) Is the mean or median a more useful representative of the final examination scores? Write a brief paragraph justifying your response.