12 points] A study has been conducted regarding the weights of chickens in poult

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12 points] A study has been conducted regarding the weights of chickens in poultry farms in the United States. A small family owned farm reported the following weights (Ibs) of their 30 chickens 3.93 3.99 3.96 3.78 3.96 3.94 3.88 3.96 4.02 3.93 4.03 4.06 3.84 4.10 394 3.75 4.02 4.09 3.98 4.06 4.17 3.84 3.92 4.12 3.75 3.99 4.01 4.20 3.72 3.88 The weights have been displayed in the following graphical forms, Based off of the displays, what would be the most appropriate Measure of Center and why? Boxplot of Chickem Weight Hiatogram ef Chicken Weight

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We consider the most appropriate measure of center generally as the mean. As the mean represents a value that attempts to describe a set of data by identifying the central position of the data set. From the histogram and the box plot, we can identify the mean. We can say that the mean is the mid point of the box in the box plot shown. Hence the mean or measure of center as obtained from the box plot is approximately equal to 3.96

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