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- Sometimes, the mean better describes the data. Other times, the median better describes the data. Here are yearly salaries at the Happy Day Manufacturing Company.
The president of the company announced that the average salary was $63,000 a year. - Is she correct?
- Is the mean a better description of the data than the median? Explain.
- Last summer, Alexis swam the breaststroke in 5 swim meets. Her times are listed below.
56.6 seconds 51.3 seconds 44.8 seconds
47.5 seconds 45.8 seconds - Find her median time.
- Use a calculator to find the mean.
