Provide an Appropriate Response

question 28

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-The amounts of money won by the top ten finishers in a recent Daytona 500 are listed below. Find the mean
and median winnings. Round to the nearest dollar. Which measure- the mean or the median- best represents
the data? Explain your reasoning. $$\begin{array} { r l l l l } \$ 2,194,246 & \$ 464,084 & \$ 164,096 & \$ 199,209 & \$ 438,834 \\\$ 613,659 & \$ 142,884 & \$ 240,731 & \$ 145,809 & \$ 290,596\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Hans Selye

A pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who is known for his research on the stress response and for introducing the concept of General Adaptation Syndrome.

Meyer Friedman

A cardiologist known for co-developing the theory that the Type A behavior pattern increases the risk of heart disease.

Walter Cannon

A physiologist known for his work on the fight or flight response and contributions to understanding the autonomic nervous system.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body goes through when exposed to stress.