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omework: Section 3-2 HW ore: 0 of 1 pt 2.5 | 10f6(0 complete) Hw Score: 27.27%,

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omework: Section 3-2 HW ore: 0 of 1 pt 2.5 | 10f6(0 complete) Hw Score: 27.27%, 3 of 11 pts sted below are the top 10 annual salaries (in millions of dollars) of TV personalities Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode, and (d) midrange for the given sample data in milions of llars. Given that these are the top 10 salaries, do we know anything about the salaries of TV personalities in general? Are such top 10 Ists valuable for gaining insight into the larger opulation? 38 4 355 35 3 27.5 154 121 12.9 92 9 77 1 ype an integer or a a0cmai ) iven that these are the top 10 salaries, do we know anything about the salaries of TV personalities in generar? O A. Since the sample values give information about one segment of the salaries of TV personalities, they give a lot of nformation about the salaries of TV personaies a general B. Since the mean, median, and midrange are relatively reliable even with small samples, a lot of information is given on the salanies of TV personaltes in general OC. Since the mean, median, and midrange are based on a small sample, no information is given on the salaries of TV personalities in general O D. Since the sample values are the 10 highest, they give almost no information about the salaries of TV personalties in general lick to select your answer and then click Check Answer part remaining

Explanation / Answer

a) The mean (average of all the values) is (203 / 10) = 20.3 million dollars.

b) The median (as there are even number of values, take average of the middle two values when sorted) is (15.4 + 12.9) / 2 = 14.15 million dollars.

c) As no value is repeating, there is no mode for this dataset.

d) The midrange (the average of the highest and lowest salaries) is (38.4 + 7.7) / 2 = 23.05 million dollars.

As these are the top 10 values, they do not give any information about the salaries of TV personalities in general. So, the correct answer is (D).

The top 10 salaries give us an estimate of how much a top TV personality would earn. However, as these are few in number, this does not help us much in general.