Solve the Problem. -The 10% Trimmed Mean of a Data Set Is Found

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Essay

Solve the problem.
-The 10% trimmed mean of a data set is found by arranging the data in order, deleting the bottom 10% of the values and the top 10% of the values and then calculating the mean of the remaining values. What advantages do you think that the trimmed mean has as compared to the mean?

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