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During a quality assurance check, the actual contents (in grams) of six containers of protein powder were recorded as 1523, 1533, 1497, 1518, 1535, and 1509. (a) Find the mean and the median of the contents. (b) The third value was incorrectly measured and is actually 1522. Find the mean and the median of the contents again. (c) Which measure of central tendency, the mean or the median, was affected more by the data entry error?

During a quality assurance check, the actual contents (in grams) of six containers of protein powder were recorded as 1523, 1533, 1497, 1518, 1535, and 1509. (a) Find the mean and the median of the contents. (b) The third value was incorrectly measured and is actually 1522. Find the mean and the median of the contents again. (c) Which measure of central tendency, the mean or the median, was affected more by the data entry error?

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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During a quality assurance check, the actual contents (in grams) of six containers of protein powder were recorded as 1523, 1533, 1497, 1518, 1535, and 1509. (a) Find the mean and the median of the contents. (b) The third value was incorrectly measured and is actually 1522. Find the mean and the median of the contents again. (c) Which measure of central tendency, the mean or the median, was affected more by the data entry error?
Transcribed Image Text:During a quality assurance check, the actual contents (in grams) of six containers of protein powder were recorded as 1523, 1533, 1497, 1518, 1535, and 1509. (a) Find the mean and the median of the contents. (b) The third value was incorrectly measured and is actually 1522. Find the mean and the median of the contents again. (c) Which measure of central tendency, the mean or the median, was affected more by the data entry error?
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