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A Severe Drought Affected Several Western States for 3 Years

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A severe drought affected several western states for 3 years. A Christmas tree farmer is worried about thedroughtʹs effect on the size of his trees. To decide whether the growth of the trees has been retarded, the farmerdecides to take a sample of the heights of 25 trees and obtains the following results (recorded in inches) : 60576269465464605958755149676544585548626373525550\begin{array} { c c c c c c c c c c c c c } 60 & 57 & 62 & 69 & 46 & 54 & 64 & 60 & 59 & 58 & 75 & 51 & 49 \\67 & 65 & 44 & 58 & 55 & 48 & 62 & 63 & 73 & 52 & 55 & 50 &\end{array} Which measure of central tendency would be considered the best measure to use in this problem?


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