In order to predict life expectancy, a data sample is received from a local funeral parlour. The sample includes the ages (in years) of each of the customers received over the past few weeks. The following is the Excel summary statistics: Determine the age of the youngest person who died in this sample.
A) 76.1
B) 39.5
C) 44.9
D) 76.8

Question

In order to predict life expectancy, a data sample is received from a local funeral parlour. The sample includes the ages (in years) of each of the customers received over the past few weeks. The following is the Excel summary statistics:  Determine the age of the youngest person who died in this sample.
A) 76.1 
B) 39.5 
C) 44.9 
D) 76.8

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The minimum value in the data set is the age of the youngest person who died. From the given summary statistics, the minimum value of age is 39.5. Therefore, the youngest person who died in this sample was 39.5 years old.

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