k the icon to view the birth weight data. - X an birth weight is grams. Birth weights (grams) o one decimal place as needed.) 300 4900 4000 3600 3400 3000 3700 2900 3700 3100 3400 3500 4100 3200 2900 2800 3500 3100 3300 3800 3800 2300 3300 2600 2400 3400 3300 4000 2800 3600 3100 2800 2800 2500 2600 2700 2600 3000 2900 3600 300 3400 3500 3400 3600 3400 3200 2600 3600 3500

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Use the birth weights (grams) of 50 babies from the data set "Births." Use software or a calculator to find the mean and median. Examine the list of birth weights to make an observation about those numbers. How does that
observation affect the way that the results should be rounded?
Click the icon to view the birth weight data.
- X
The mean birth weight is
Birth weights (grams)
grams.
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
300
4900
4000
3600
3400
3000
3700
2900
3700
3100
3400
3500
4100
3200
2900
2800
3500
3100
3300
3800
3800
2300
3300
2600
2400
3400
3300
4000
2800
3600
3100
2800
2800
2500
2600
2700
2600
3000
2900
3600
300
3400
3500
3400
3600
3400
3200
2600
3600
3500
Transcribed Image Text:Use the birth weights (grams) of 50 babies from the data set "Births." Use software or a calculator to find the mean and median. Examine the list of birth weights to make an observation about those numbers. How does that observation affect the way that the results should be rounded? Click the icon to view the birth weight data. - X The mean birth weight is Birth weights (grams) grams. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) 300 4900 4000 3600 3400 3000 3700 2900 3700 3100 3400 3500 4100 3200 2900 2800 3500 3100 3300 3800 3800 2300 3300 2600 2400 3400 3300 4000 2800 3600 3100 2800 2800 2500 2600 2700 2600 3000 2900 3600 300 3400 3500 3400 3600 3400 3200 2600 3600 3500
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Step 1

We have given that data

Observations in the ascending order are 

 300,300,2300,2400,2500,2600,2600,2600,2600,2700,2800,2800,2800,2800,2900,2900,2900,3000,3000,3100,3100,3100,3200,3200,3300,3300,3300,3400,3400,3400,3400,3400,3400,3500,3500,3500,3500,3600,3600,3600,3600,3600,3700,3700,3800,3800,4000,4000,4100,4900

Mean = sum of all observations/total number of observations. 

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