Write 150-200 words that respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
Given the following statistics for the first nine students in a math course to complete a test:
|
Age
|
Test Score
|
|
18
|
87
|
|
21
|
92
|
|
23
|
76
|
|
31
|
81
|
|
24
|
98
|
|
19
|
94
|
|
39
|
88
|
|
26
|
94
|
|
22
|
91
|
- Calculate the mean and median age of the class.
- Calculate the mean and median test score.
- Does this study represent a sample or a population. Justify your answer.
- The Department Chair asked for the average test score from your class. You can report either the mean or median. The mean and median are close, but not exactly the same. Explain which you would report and why. Consider ethics in statistics.