Spider Monkey Case Study
A wildlife refuge in South America has howler monkeys and spider monkeys. A biologist working there randomly selected eight adults of each type of monkey, weighed them, and recorded their weights in pounds.
howler monkey: {15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 19}
spider monkey: {12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 16, 16}
Calculate the mean for each type of monkey. Round to the nearest tenth.
Howler monkey: 15+16+17+17+17+17+18+19=136/8=17
Spider monkey: 12+13+13+14+14+14+16+16=112/8=14
Calculate the absolute deviation (MAD) for each type of monkey. Round to the nearest tenth.
Howler monkey: 2+1+0+0+0+0+1+2=6/8=.75
Spider monkey: 2+1+1+0+0+0+2+2=8/8=1
State a true inference using the data about monkeys. Be sure to support your statement with data
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howler monkey: {15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 19}
spider monkey: {12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 16, 16}
Calculate the mean for each type of monkey. Round to the nearest tenth.
Howler monkey: 15+16+17+17+17+17+18+19=136/8=17
Spider monkey: 12+13+13+14+14+14+16+16=112/8=14
Calculate the absolute deviation (MAD) for each type of monkey. Round to the nearest tenth.
Howler monkey: 2+1+0+0+0+0+1+2=6/8=.75
Spider monkey: 2+1+1+0+0+0+2+2=8/8=1
State a true inference using the data about monkeys. Be sure to support your statement with data
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