Health care issues are receiving much attention in both acad

Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Referring to the data, calculate the mean age of the uninsured senior citizens to the nearest hundredth of a year.

Solution

No of uninsured citizens n = 25;

values = 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92

Total= 60 +61+ 62 +63+ 64+ 65 +66+ 68+ 68 +69 +70+ 73 +73 +74+ 75+ 76+ 76 +81 +81+ 82 +86 +87+ 89+ 90+ 92

total= 1851

Mean age = total/no of citizens

            =1851/25

            = 74.04