A home appliance center advertised the following refrigerato
A home appliance center advertised the following refrigerators, of which it had, respectively, 18, 12, 9, 14, and 25 in stock. Brand Size Price Company A 15 cu. ft. $416 Company B 21 cu. ft. $549 Company C 19 cu. ft. $649 Company D 21 cu. ft. $716 Company E 24 cu. ft. $799 (a) What is the average size of these refrigerators? (b) What is the average price of these refrigerators?
Solution
a)
Consider:
Thus,  
   
 Mean = Sum(xf) / Sum(f) =    20.34615385 [ANSWER]
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b)
Consider:
Thus,      
       
 Mean = Sum(xf) / Sum(f) =    639.9487179   [ANSWER]
| x | f | x f | x^2 f | 
| 15 | 18 | 270 | 4050 | 
| 21 | 12 | 252 | 5292 | 
| 19 | 9 | 171 | 3249 | 
| 21 | 14 | 294 | 6174 | 
| 24 | 25 | 600 | 14400 | 

