The durations (minutes) of 26 electric power outages in the community of Sonando Heights over the past five years are shown below.   36 49 24 66 25 12 55 12 50 4 14 43 42 102 33 20 14 50 22 2 18 26 89 26 14 20      Click here for the Excel Data File   (a) Find the mean, median, and mode. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)       (b) Are the mean and median about the same?       (c) Is the mode a good measure of center for this data set?    multiple choice 1 Yes No   (d) Is the distribution skewed?    multiple choice 2 Yes, the distribution is skewed left. Yes, the distribution is skewed right. No, the distribution is symmetric.

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The durations (minutes) of 26 electric power outages in the community of Sonando Heights over the past five years are shown below.
 

36 49 24 66 25 12 55 12 50 4 14 43 42
102 33 20 14 50 22 2 18 26 89 26 14 20
 
 

  Click here for the Excel Data File
 
(a)
 Find the mean, median, and mode(Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  

 

 (b) Are the mean and median about the same?

 

 


 
(c) Is the mode a good measure of center for this data set?
  
multiple choice 1

  • Yes
  • No


 
(d) Is the distribution skewed?
  
multiple choice 2

  • Yes, the distribution is skewed left.
  • Yes, the distribution is skewed right.
  • No, the distribution is symmetric.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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