Refer to the data set of body temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit given in the accompanying table and use software or a calculator to find the mean and median. Do the results support or contradict the common belief that the mean body temperature is 98.6°​F?

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Refer to the data set of body temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit given in the accompanying table and use software or a calculator to find the mean and median. Do the results support or contradict the common belief that the mean body temperature is
98.6°​F?
 
1
Click the icon for the body temperature data.
The mean of the data set is
nothing°F.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
The median of the data set is
nothing°F.
​(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not​ round.)
Do the results support or contradict the common belief that the mean body temperature is
98.6°​F?
 
 
A.
The results contradict the belief that the mean body temperature is
98.6°F
because both the mean and the median are less than
98.6°F.
 
B.
The results are inconclusive because the median body temperature is not equal to
98.6°F
while the mean is approximately equal to
98.6°F.
 
C.
The results are inconclusive because the mean body temperature is not equal to
98.6°F
while the median is approximately equal to
98.6°F.
 
D.
The results support the belief that the mean body temperature is
98.6°F
because both the mean and the median are equal to
98.6°F.
1: Body Temperatures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
97.0
98.0
97.9
97.1
96.8
99.1
96.5
97.1
99.2
97.4
99.5
99.0
 
98.1
97.8
98.1
98.0
97.3
99.5
98.8
97.6
99.2
98.9
98.7
98.6
 
 
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