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The American Diabetes Association recommends a blood glucose reading of less tha

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Question

The American Diabetes Association recommends a blood glucose reading of less than 130 for those with Type 2 diabetes. Blood glucose measures the amount of sugar in the blood. Below are the readings for February for a person recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. 112 122 116 103 112 96 115 98 106 111 106 124 116 127 116 108 112 112 121 115 124 116 107 118 123 109 109 106

a.What is the arithmetic mean glucose reading? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)   

Arithmetic mean

b.What is the median glucose reading? (Round your final answer to whole number.)   

Median

c.What is the modal glucose reading?   

Modal

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

a) the answer is 112, found by the calculation 3160/28

b) 112 because the 14th and 15th readings are both 112

c)112 because that value occurs four times, which is more often than any other