Consider the following data. 15,−4,−10,8,14,−10,−2,−11

Step 1 of 3: Determine the mean of the given data
Step 2 of 3: Determine the median of the given data.
Step 3 of 3: Determine if the data set is unimodal, bimodal, multimodal, or has no mode. Identify the mode(s), if any exist.

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MrRoyal MrRoyal · Answer 1 · 2021-06-24T20:41:24+02:00

Answer:

(a) The mean is 0

(b) The median is -30

(c) The mode is unimodal

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]Data: 15,-4,-10,8,14,-10,-2,-11[/tex]

Solving (a): The mean.

This is calculated using:

[tex]\bar x = \frac{\sum x}{n}[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]\bar x =\frac{15-4-10+8+14-10-2-11}{8}[/tex]

[tex]\bar x =\frac{0}{8}[/tex]

[tex]\bar x =0[/tex]

Solving (b): The median

First, arrange the data

[tex]Sorted: -11,-10, -10, -4, -2,8,14,15[/tex]

There are 4 elements in the dataset. So, the median is the mean of the 4th and 5th item.

[tex]Median = \frac{-4-2}{2}[/tex]

[tex]Median = \frac{-6}{2}[/tex]

[tex]Median = -3[/tex]

Solving (c): The mode

The item that has occurs most is -10.

Hence, the mode is -10. The dataset is unimodal because it has only 1 mode (-10).