Ten Randomly Chosen Students at a Certain University Were Asked

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Essay

Ten randomly chosen students at a certain university were asked how many times they smoked marijuana during the preceding week. Their answers were 0, 8, 0, 0, 2, 4, 0, 0, 6, 0. A campus newspaper article appeared, with the headline "Average Student Uses No Pot." Is this a fair assessment of central tendency? Discuss the alternatives.

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Definitions:

Fraudulent Misrepresentation

A false statement of a material fact made deceitfully to induce another party to enter into an agreement.

Knowingly Misled

The act of intentionally providing false or misleading information with the awareness that it could deceive others.

Privity of Contract

The principle that a contract is a private agreement between the parties involved and no one else.

Statutory Assignment

A legal transfer of a right or interest under a statute, allowing the assignee to enforce it.