The below image is a histogram of cell counts per individual for a set of differ

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The below image is a histogram of cell counts per individual for a set of different microscopic species. Why would it be incorrect to estimate the average cell count per species in this set C organisms by visually estimating the midpoint of the data? Set up (but do not calculate) the equation to determine the cell count midpoint for species in the 0 5 to 1 0 category. If you had calculated each weighted cell count for the five categories, how would you then determine the average cell count per species?

Explanation / Answer

a) Every individual is having a different cell counts for different microscopic species. If we estimate an average cell count per species by visually estimating the midpoint, then it will give a wrong estimate. The person's having less microscopic species will show a higher cell count and a person having higher microscopic species will show a lower cell count.

Moreover, the cell count per species per individual is different.

Remember these are microscopic species. A wrong estimate would be misinterpretation of data and could further lead to wrong medication, which could even be life threatening.

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