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Chapter 3, Problem 26E(choose chapter or problem)
Big Orange Trucking is designing an information system for use in "in-cab" communications. It must summarize data from eight sites throughout a region to describe typical conditions. Compute an appropriate measure of central location for each of the three variables shown in the table below:
\(\begin{array}{|lccc|} \hline \text { City } & \text { Wind Direction } & \text { Temperature } & \text { Pavement } \\ \hline \text { Anniston, AL } & \text { West } & 89 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Atlanta, GA } & \text { Northwest } & 86 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Augusta, GA } & \text { Southwest } & 92 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Birmingham, AL } & \text { South } & 91 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Jackson, MS } & \text { Southwest } & 92 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Meridian, MS } & \text { South } & 92 & \text { Trace } \\ \text { Monroe, LA } & \text { Southwest } & 93 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Tuscaloosa, AL } & \text { Southwest } & 93 & \text { Trace } \\ \hline \end{array}\)
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QUESTION:
Big Orange Trucking is designing an information system for use in "in-cab" communications. It must summarize data from eight sites throughout a region to describe typical conditions. Compute an appropriate measure of central location for each of the three variables shown in the table below:
\(\begin{array}{|lccc|} \hline \text { City } & \text { Wind Direction } & \text { Temperature } & \text { Pavement } \\ \hline \text { Anniston, AL } & \text { West } & 89 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Atlanta, GA } & \text { Northwest } & 86 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Augusta, GA } & \text { Southwest } & 92 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Birmingham, AL } & \text { South } & 91 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Jackson, MS } & \text { Southwest } & 92 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Meridian, MS } & \text { South } & 92 & \text { Trace } \\ \text { Monroe, LA } & \text { Southwest } & 93 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Tuscaloosa, AL } & \text { Southwest } & 93 & \text { Trace } \\ \hline \end{array}\)
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Given data:
The data is given as,
\(\begin{array}{|lccc|} \hline \text { City } & \text { Wind Direction } & \text { Temperature } & \text { Pavement } \\ \hline \text { Anniston, AL } & \text { West } & 89 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Atlanta, GA } & \text { Northwest } & 86 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Augusta, GA } & \text { Southwest } & 92 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Birmingham, AL } & \text { South } & 91 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Jackson, MS } & \text { Southwest } & 92 & \text { Dry } \\ \text { Meridian, MS } & \text { South } & 92 & \text { Trace } \\ \text { Monroe, LA } & \text { Southwest } & 93 & \text { Wet } \\ \text { Tuscaloosa, AL } & \text { Southwest } & 93 & \text { Trace } \\ \hline \end{array}\)