Math Problem Statement
Suppose a company tracks the amount of time that people spend consuming media content across different platforms (digital, audio, television) in the United States. This company has found that traditional television viewing habits vary based on the age of the consumer as an increasing number of people consume media through streaming devices. The following data represent the weekly traditional TV viewing hours in a particular year for a sample of 14 people aged 18–34 and 12 people aged 35–49. Viewers aged 18–34 24.1 21.0 17.8 19.7 23.4 19.1 14.5 27.1 19.2 18.3 22.9 23.4 17.3 20.5 Viewers aged 35–49 24.7 34.9 35.8 31.8 35.4 29.9 31.0 36.7 36.2 33.8 29.5 30.8 (a) Compute the mean and median weekly hours of traditional TV viewed by those aged 18–34. (Round your mean to two decimal places.) mean Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. hr median Correct: Your answer is correct. hr (b) Compute the mean and median weekly hours of traditional TV viewed by those aged 35–49. (Round your mean to two decimal places.) mean Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. hr median Correct: Your answer is correct. hr (c) Compare the mean and median viewing hours for each age group. Which group watches more traditional TV per week?
Correct: Your answer is correct. viewers watch more traditional TV than Correct: Your answer is correct. viewers.
Solution
Ask a new question for Free
By Image
Drop file here or Click Here to upload
Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Statistics
Mean
Median
Data Comparison
Formulas
Mean formula: (Sum of all data points) / (Number of data points)
Median formula: Middle value of the ordered dataset
Theorems
-
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12
Related Recommendation
Comparison of Mean and Median in Television Viewing Data
Find the Mean and Standard Deviation of TV Watching Hours
Sample Size Estimation for Mean Weekly TV Viewing with 99% and 95% Confidence
Calculate Mean and Standard Deviation from Frequency Distribution | Statistics Problem
Sample Size Calculation for Estimating Mean Time Spent Watching TV with 99% Confidence