A sample of 25 families was asked how many pets they owned. Their responses are summarized in the following table. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | l | l | }
\hline \text { Number of pets } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \
\hline \text { Number of families } & 3 & 10 & 5 & 4 & 2 & 1 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ a. Determine the mean, the median and the mode of the number of pets owned per family.
b. Describe briefly what each statistic in part (a) tells you about the data.

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A sample of 25 families was asked how many pets they owned. Their responses are summarized in the following table. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Number of pets } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \
\hline \text { Number of families } & 3 & 10 & 5 & 4 & 2 & 1 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ a. Determine the mean, the median and the mode of the number of pets owned per family.
b. Describe briefly what each statistic in part (a) tells you about the data.

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The Answer of A sample of 25 families was asked how many pets they owned. Their responses are summarized in the following table. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Number of pets } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \
\hline \text { Number of families } & 3 & 10 & 5 & 4 & 2 & 1 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ a. Determine the mean, the median and the mode of the number of pets owned per family.
b. Describe briefly what each statistic in part (a) tells you about the data.

A Sample of 25 Families Was Asked How Many Pets