Consider the following distribution of crime rates per thousand persons from the U.S. Census Bureau (2008). Calculate the values of the mean and the median with and without Maine. How does dropping Maine change the values of the mean and the median?
StateCrime Rate per 1,000 PersonsNew Hampshire1.93Maine2.53Massachusetts2.82Rhode Island2.97Vermont2.40
What will be an ideal response?
The mean remains at 2.53, while the median increases to 2.61.
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