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Journalists try to use shorter or simpler words in their news stories whenever possible. The box below shows the number of letters in each word taken from one sentence in a news article. What are the mean and median number of letters per word? What is the outlier?

The mean number of letters per word =
The median number of letters per word =
The outlier =

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The mean, median number and the the outlier of the number of letters in the box is 5, 4.5 and no outlier respectively.

The complete question:

A box contains the numbers 9, 2, 2, 11, 1, 8, 8, 2, 6, 1, 7, 3.

How to find mean, median and outlier

  • Mean = Addition of all numbers ÷ number of digits

= (9 + 2 + 2 + 11 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 7 + 3) ÷ 12

= 60 ÷ 12

= 5

  • Median = The middle value arranged in ascending or descending order.

In ascending order; 1,1,2,2,2,3,6,7,8,8,9,11

  • There are two middle number; 6 and 3

Median = (6 + 3) / 2

= 9/2

= 4.5

  • There is no outlier

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Answer:

5

4.5

There is no outlier

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