3. Describing Data Numerically

Why is the median resistant, but the mean is not?

Given Evelyn's scores: $5.1$, $5.6$, $5.8$, and $7$, what is the mean absolute deviation of her scores?

Which of the following is not an appropriate definition of the mean?

Which of the following statements about the mean of a continuous random variable is true?

What is the mean of the following list: $20$?

What is the mean score per question if you got $16$ questions correct out of $20$ on a test?

Nut Mix Michael and Kevin return to the candy store, but this time they want to purchase nuts. They can’t decide among peanuts, cashews, or almonds. They again agree to create a mix. They bought 2.5 pounds of peanuts for \$1.30 per pound, 4 pounds of cashews for \$4.50 per pound, and 2 pounds of almonds for \$3.75 per pound. Determine the price per pound of the mix.

Given the data set: $5$, $10$, $30$, $50$, what is the mean of the data?