1. The median and mean of a set of data
The median and mean of a set of dataThe median and mean of a set of dataDiscussion
Prompt 1The median and mean of a set of data can often times be quite different from one
another. One example of this is household income in the United States. According to the U.S.
Census Bureau’s 2014 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, mean household income in
2014 was $72, 641, while median household income was $51,939.Why are the mean and
median so different in this case? Find another example of a statistic in which the mean and
median values would be expected to be quite different and explain the difference.
Discussion Prompt 2Multiple studies conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, and
the United Kingdom show that the probability of dying in the hospital is higher if you are
admitted on the weekend. Why might this be? What factors might contribute to this
probability? What could hospitals do to reduce/eliminate this phenomenon?2ORDER NOW
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