On a recent evening, a police crackdown on prostitution solicitation resulted in 19 arrests. The ages of the persons arrested were 17 18 24 37 32 49 61 20 21 21 25 24 24 26 30 33 35 22 19 a. Calculate an appropriate measure of central tendency. b. Explain why this measure of central tendency best represents typi- cality for these data.

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On a recent evening, a police crackdown on prostitution solicitation
resulted in 19 arrests. The ages of the persons arrested were
4.9
17 18 24 37 32 49 61 20 21 21
25 24 24 26 30 33 35 22 19
a. Calculate an appropriate measure of central tendency.
b. Explain why this measure of central tendency best represents typi-
cality for these data.
Transcribed Image Text:On a recent evening, a police crackdown on prostitution solicitation resulted in 19 arrests. The ages of the persons arrested were 4.9 17 18 24 37 32 49 61 20 21 21 25 24 24 26 30 33 35 22 19 a. Calculate an appropriate measure of central tendency. b. Explain why this measure of central tendency best represents typi- cality for these data.
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