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MF.DP.1 Standard MF-055-A07-V03

Compute and interpret mean, median, range, and interquartile range in context.

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Most race times are \(11.8\text{--}13.2~\text{seconds}\), but \(\text{one}~\text{fall}\) produced a time of \(21.6~\text{seconds}\). Determine whether range or interquartile range better reports spread without being greatly affected by the unusual time, and justify the statistic.

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Standard
MF.DP.1
Category
Data and Probability
Domain
Descriptive Statistics
Objective
Compute and interpret mean, median, range, and interquartile range in context.
Problem type
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