A dietician obtains the amounts of sugar (in centigrams) from100 centigrams (or

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A dietician obtains the amounts of sugar (in centigrams) from100 centigrams (or 1 gram) in each of 10 different cereals. Those values are listed below. Is the MEAN of those valueslikely to be a good estimate of the mean amount of sugar in eachgram of cereal consumed by the population of all Americans who eatcereal? Why or why not. 3 24 30 47 43 7 47 13 44 39 A dietician obtains the amounts of sugar (in centigrams) from100 centigrams (or 1 gram) in each of 10 different cereals. Those values are listed below. Is the MEAN of those valueslikely to be a good estimate of the mean amount of sugar in eachgram of cereal consumed by the population of all Americans who eatcereal? Why or why not. 3 24 30 47 43 7 47 13 44 39

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It probably wouldn't be that great if you used the mean of those numbers because the range of those numbers are far too large(i.e. 3 - 47). For example, to estimate the average price for homes in an area, they use the median because there will be usually a couple houses that are worth way more and will mess up a mean.

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