Here are three more samples of viewer ages collected for these same 3 television shows.
sample 4 57 71 5 54 52 13 59 65 10 71
sample 5 15 5 4 5 4 3 25 2 8 3
sample 6 6 11 9 56 1 3 11 10 11 2
1. Calculate the mean for one of these samples. Record all three
answers.
2. Which show do you think each of these samples represents? Explain
your reasoning.
3. For each show, estimate the mean age for all the show's viewers.
4. Calculate the mean absolute deviation for one of the shows' samples.
Make sure each person in your group works with a different sample.
Record all three answers.
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6. What do the different values for the MAD tell you about each group?

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7. An advertiser has a commercial that appeals to 15- to 16-year-olds.
Based on these samples, are any of these shows a good fit for this
commercial? Explain or show your reasoning.