Question

The following are baby height measurements, in cm, for a sample of infants participating in a study of infant health:1. 27 31 42 49 49 66 42 54 36 30

a. Compute the sample mean. b. Compute the sample standard deviation. c. Compute the median. d. Compute the first and third quartiles. e. Which measure, the mean or median, is a better measure of a typical value? Justify. f. Which measure, the standard deviation or the interquartile range, is a better measure of dispersion? Justify.

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