A Math Professor Is Wondering If Students Today Are Better

question 39

Essay

A math professor is wondering if students today are better or worse than in the past.He has given the same final to this year's class that he gave ten years ago.Compute mean,median,and mode for both classes and write a paragraph summarizing the differences.
$$\begin{array}{l}\underline{\text { This Year }}\\\begin{array} { l l l l l } 35 & 45 & 65 & 75 & 87 \\80 & 69 & 71 & 53 & 90 \\99 & 95 & 70 & 81 & 73 \\93 & 67 & 61 & 57 & 74 \\72 & 7 & 71 & 81 & 83 \\\underline{\text { Ten Year }} & & & & \\\underline{ \text { Ago } }& & & & \\76 & 7 & 75 & 76 & 59 \\74 & 51 & 89 & 55 & 79 \\67 & 77 & 69 & 91 & 68 \\90 & 65 & 79 & 69 & 79 \\97 & 86 & 98 & 91 & 95\end{array}\end{array}$$

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