A simple random sample of pages from a particular dictionary was obtained. Liste

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A simple random sample of pages from a particular dictionary was obtained. Listed below ar the numbers of words defined on those pages. Find the (a) mean (b) median (c) mode and (d) midrange for the given sample data. Given that this dictionary has 1451 pages with defined words, estimate the total number of defined words in the dictionary. Is that estimate likely to be an accurate estimate of the number of words in the English language.

53 58 31 47 32 63 72 42 50 75

The mean is ___ words per page

The median is __ words per page

The mode is __words per page

The midrange is___ words per page

Explanation / Answer

mean = 52.3 words per page

median = (50+53)/2=51.5 words per page

mode = none // because no element is repeated

midrange= (31+75)/2 = 53 words per page

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