Question

Journalists try to use shorter or simpler words in their news stories whenever possible. The box below shows the number of letters in each word taken from one sentence in a news article. What are the mean and median number of letters per word? What is the outlier?

The mean number of letters per word = ____
(1). 4.5
(2). 5
(3). 11
(4). 60
The median number of letters per word = ______
(1). 3 and 6
(2). 4.5
(3). 5
(4). 8
The outlier = _____
(1). 1
(2). 1 and 11
(3). 11
(4). There is no outlier.

Answer 1

The mean number of letters per word =

✔ 5

The median number of letters per word =

✔ 4.5

The outlier =

✔ There is no outlier.

Explanation: