9. Critical Thinking Consider the numbers 2 3 4 5 5 (a) Compute the mode, median, and mean. (b) If the numbers represent codes for the colors of T-shirts ordered from a cata- log, which average(s) would make sense? (c) If the numbers represent one-way mileages for trails to different lakes, which average(s) would make sense? (d) Suppose the numbers represent survey responses from 1 to 5, with 1 = dis- agree strongly, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 – agree strongly, and 5 = agree very strongly. Which averages make sense? dis-

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9.
Critical Thinking Consider the numbers
2 3
4
5
5
(a) Compute the mode, median, and mean.
(b) If the numbers represent codes for the colors of T-shirts ordered from a cata-
log, which average(s) would make sense?
(c) If the numbers represent one-way mileages for trails to different lakes, which
average(s) would make sense?
(d) Suppose the numbers represent survey responses from 1 to 5, with 1 = dis-
agree strongly, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 – agree strongly, and 5 = agree
very strongly. Which averages make sense?
dis-
Transcribed Image Text:9. Critical Thinking Consider the numbers 2 3 4 5 5 (a) Compute the mode, median, and mean. (b) If the numbers represent codes for the colors of T-shirts ordered from a cata- log, which average(s) would make sense? (c) If the numbers represent one-way mileages for trails to different lakes, which average(s) would make sense? (d) Suppose the numbers represent survey responses from 1 to 5, with 1 = dis- agree strongly, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 – agree strongly, and 5 = agree very strongly. Which averages make sense? dis-
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