Finding the Weighted Mean In Exercise, find

Chapter 2, Problem 46E

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Problem 46E

Finding the Weighted Mean In Exercise, find the weighted mean of the data.

Scores The mean scores for students in a statistics course (by major) are shown below. What is the mean score for the class?

9 engineering majors: 85

5 math majors: 90

13 business majors: 81

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QUESTION:

Problem 46E

Finding the Weighted Mean In Exercise, find the weighted mean of the data.

Scores The mean scores for students in a statistics course (by major) are shown below. What is the mean score for the class?

9 engineering majors: 85

5 math majors: 90

13 business majors: 81

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We are asked to find the weighted mean of the data.

The mean scores for students in a statistics course (by major) are shown below.

We are asked to find the mean score for the class.

9 engineering majors: 85

5 math majors: 90

13 business majors: 81

A weighted mean is the mean of a data set whose entries have varying weights.

The weighted mean is given by

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