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Use the information that you've learned and the following table of data to determine the mean, median, and mode for the salaries of the Washington Capitals.
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2011 Salaries of Washington Capitals |
|
Alexander Ovechkin |
$9 000 000 |
Alexander Semin |
$6 700 000 |
Brooks Laich |
$6 500 000 |
Nicklas Backstrom |
$6 000 000 |
Mike Green |
$5 000 000 |
Dennis Wideman |
$4 500 000 |
Roman Hamrlik |
$3 500 000 |
Joel Ward |
$3 000 000 |
Tom Poti |
$3 000 000 |
Jeff Schultz |
$2 500 000 |
Troy Brouwer |
$2 350 000 |
Eric Fehr |
$2 200 000 |
Mike Knuble |
$2 000 000 |
Jason Chimera |
$1 875 000 |
John Erskine |
$1 500 000 |
Tomas Vokoun |
$1 500 000 |
Michal Neuvirth |
$1 150 000 |
Marcus Johansson |
$900 000 |
Matt Hendricks |
$850 000 |
Jeff Halpern |
$825 000 |
John Carlson |
$787 000 |
D.J. King |
$650 000 |
Braden Holtby |
$550 000 |
Jay Beagle |
$525 000 |
Keith Aucoin |
$525 000 |
Patrick McNeill |
$525 000 |
Ryan Potulny |
$525 000 |
Once you have calculated each measure of central tendency, discuss with a partner any differences in your conclusions. What causes the mean, median, and mode to be so different?
Place a summary of your discussion in your course folder.