Why Would One Want to Use a Trimmed Mean Instead

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Essay

Why would one want to use a trimmed mean instead of a mean? In your answer please provide a numerical example that demonstrates the advantage.

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Definitions:

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts that a company or individual owes to others.

Kilowatt-Hour

A unit of energy equivalent to one kilowatt of power expended for one hour of time, commonly used to measure electricity consumption.

Watts

The SI unit of power, indicative of the rate at which energy is transferred or converted.

Cell Phone Plan

A contract offered by telecom companies that includes a combination of voice, message, and data services for mobile phones.