A new young executive is perplexed at the number of interruptions that occur due to employee relations. She has decided to track the number of interruptions that occur during each hour of her day. Over the last month, she has determined that between 0 and 3 interruptions occur during any given hour of her day. The data is shown below. On average, she should expect 1.0 interruptions per hour.

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A new young executive is perplexed at the number of interruptions that occur due to employee relations. She has decided to track the number of interruptions that occur during each hour of her day. Over the last month, she has determined that between 0 and 3 interruptions occur during any given hour of her day. The data is shown below.  On average, she should expect 1.0 interruptions per hour.

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The data shows that the number of interruptions ranges between 0 and 3, and the average (mean) number of interruptions per hour is 1.0. Therefore, the young executive should expect on average 1.0 interruptions per hour.

A New Young Executive Is Perplexed at the Number of Interruptions