Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode, and (d) midrange for the data and then (e) answer the given question.

Listed below are the jersey numbers of

11

players randomly selected from the roster of a championship sports team. What do the results tell us?

89

99

77

54

51

6

50

94

14

68

78

a. Find the mean.

The mean is

nothing.

(Type an integer or a decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.)

b. Find the median.

The median is

nothing.

(Type an integer or a decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.)

c. Find the mode.

Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.

A.

The mode(s) is(are)

nothing.

(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)

B.

There is no mode.

d. Find the midrange.

The midrange is

nothing.

(Type an integer or a decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.)

e. What do the results tell us?

A.

The jersey numbers are nominal data and they do not measure or count anything, so the resulting statistics are meaningless.

B.

The mean and median give two different interpretations of the average (or typical) jersey number, while the midrange shows the spread of possible jersey numbers.