Making resistance visible. In the Mean and Median applet, place threeAPPLETobservations

Chapter 0, Problem 2.26

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Making resistance visible. In the Mean and Median applet, place threeAPPLETobservations on the line by clicking below it: two close together near the centerof the line, and one somewhat to the right of these two.(a) Pull the single rightmost observation out to the right. (Place the cursor onthe point, hold down a mouse button, and drag the point.) How does the meanbehave? How does the median behave? Explain briefly why each measure acts as itdoes.(b) Now drag the single rightmost point to the left as far as you can. Whathappens to the mean? What happens to the median as you drag this point past theother two (watch carefully)?

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