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For the 10 cartoons examined, the counts were as follows: 27, 12, 16, 22, 15, 30, 14, 30, 11 and 21. Determine the mean and the median for these data. Is there a mode? If so, what is the value? Also, determine the range, the mean absolute deviation, the standard deviation and the variance.

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Cartoons are examined using statistical analysis. The mean, median, range, mean absolute deviation, standard deviation and the variance is calculated.

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(a) Mean ( A ):

(27 + 12 + 16 + 22 + 15 + 30 + 14 + 30 + 11 + 21)/ 10 = 198/10 = 19.8

(b) Median: Arranging this data into increasing order
11 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16, 21, 22, 27 , 30, 30
Median divide this data into two equal parts thus median is 10 /2 , 10/2 + 1 = 5 and 6th term
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