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Algebra I.2.A.02 - Describing the Center of a Distribution - Exit Ticket

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Construct a dot plot of the data on Hours of TV. Would you describe this data distribution as approximately symmetric or as skewed?

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2.

If you wanted to describe a typical number of hours of TV watched for these ten students, would you use the mean or the median? Calculate the value of the measure you selected.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Algebra i Mathematics Module 2, Topic A, Lesson 2. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/algebra-i-module-2...; accessed 17/Oct/2015.
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Here is a dot plot of the data on total value of coins.

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4.

Why are the values of the mean and the median that you calculated in question 3 so different? Which of the mean and the median would you use to describe a typical value of coins for these ten students?