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Mean, Median, and Mode

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November 23, 2011

Problem Statement

Here is a list of the numbers of fish that Tyler caught in nine outings last summer: 2,0,1,3,0,3,3,1,2.2,0,1,3,0,3,3,1,2. Which statement about the mean, median, and mode is true?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>median<mean<mode<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>mean<mode<median<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>mean<median<mode<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>median<mode<mean<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>mode<median<mean<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span> \text{median} < \text{mean} < \text{mode} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span> \text{mean} < \text{mode} < \text{median} \\ \\ <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span> \text{mean} < \text{median} < \text{mode} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span> \text{median} < \text{mode} < \text{mean} \\ \\ <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span> \text{mode} < \text{median} < \text{mean}
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