During the early part of the 1994 baseball season,many sports fans and baseball players noticed that the number of home runs being hit seemed to be unusually large.Below are separate stemplots for the number of home runs by American League and National League teams based on the team-by-team statistics on home runs hit through Friday,June 3,1994 (from the Columbus Dispatch,Sunday,June 5,1994). Legend: 2|9 represents 29. What is the mean for the number of home runs for the National League teams?
A)45
B)50
C)50.1
D)57.5

Question

During the early part of the 1994 baseball season,many sports fans and baseball players noticed that the number of home runs being hit seemed to be unusually large.Below are separate stemplots for the number of home runs by American League and National League teams based on the team-by-team statistics on home runs hit through Friday,June 3,1994 (from the Columbus Dispatch,Sunday,June 5,1994).  Legend: 2|9 represents 29. What is the mean for the number of home runs for the National League teams?
A)45 
B)50 
C)50.1 
D)57.5

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to the stemplot for National League teams, the median is 47 and the stemplot is slightly skewed to the right. Therefore, it is reasonable to estimate that the mean is slightly greater than the median, so the best choice is C, 50.1.

During the Early Part of the 1994 Baseball Season,many Sports