The back-to-back stem and leaf plot below shows the ages of patients seen by two doctors in a clinic one day. Compare the ages of patients of Doctor 1 and Doctor 2 using the mean and the median of each data set.
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Apologies, but you have not provided the required back-to-back stem and leaf plot. Please provide the stem and leaf values for both Doctor 1 and Doctor 2 so that I can assist you in comparing the ages of the patients.
To compare the ages of patients seen by Doctor 1 and Doctor 2 using the mean and median, we first need to understand what the stem and leaf plot represents.
A stem and leaf plot is a method used to organize and display quantitative data. The stem represents the tens digit of each data point, and the leaf represents the ones digit. In this case, the stem represents the age group (tens digit) and the leaf represents the individual ages (ones digit) of patients.
Without the actual stem and leaf plot provided in the question, it is difficult to directly compare the data sets. However, I can guide you on how to find the mean and median for each data set and then compare them.
To calculate the mean for each data set:
1. Add up all the ages in each data set to get the sum.
2. Divide the sum by the total number of ages in each data set.
To calculate the median for each data set:
1. Arrange the ages in each data set in ascending order.
2. If the total number of ages is odd, the median is the middle value of the arranged data set.
3. If the total number of ages is even, the median is the average of the two middle values of the arranged data set.
Once you have calculated the mean and median for each data set, you can compare them to see how the ages of patients seen by Doctor 1 and Doctor 2 differ.