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The RBIs (Runs Batted In) for 6 players from the 2014 Ford Thunderbirds and Keithley Kolts are shown. Use the data to answer the following question.
Ford Thunderbirds: 18, 9, 25, 44, 32, 20
Keithley Kolts: 5, 21, 28, 40, 23, 19
Which team do you think has the better RBI average? Write a few sentences using your data to explain how you know.
What is ...
1.) Ford has the better RBI average, because they have the higher "straight average" or mean of 24.67 compared to Keithley's mean of 22.33.
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2.) Keithley has the better RBI average, because their median of 24.5 is higher than Ford's median of 22.5. Keithley also has less deviation in their data, because they have a lower IQR of 2 versus Ford's IQR of 14, and they have a lower MAD of 7.78 compared to Ford's MAD of 9.
3.) Keithley also has a mode of 21, whereas Ford has no mode. Ford and Keithley both have a range of 35.