Paid Vacation Days
This list represents the numbers of paid vacation days required by law for different countries. (Source: 2009 World Almanac and Book of Facts)
a. Find the mean, rounding to the nearest tenth of a day. Interpret the mean in this context. Report the mean in a sentence that includes words such as "paid vacation days."
b. Find the standard deviation, rounding to the nearest tenth of a day. Interpret the standard deviation in context.
c. Which number of days is farthest from the mean and therefore contributes most to the standard deviation?