Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities (5th Edition)
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Author: Beckmann, Sybilla
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15.4, Problem 15P
Compute the mean and the MAD for each of the dot plots in Figure 15.41
Figure 15.41 Dot plots of fluoride levels in water attwo locations.
b. Use the means and MADs from part (a) to discuss how the fluoride levels at the two locations compare. What do the means tell us? What do the MADs tell us? How confident can we be in distinguishing the levels of fluoride in the water at the two locations?
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