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2.5 Exercise 18

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the table gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. What is the best estimate for the mean percentage of underweight children?

Percent of Underweight Children Number of Countries
16–21.45 23
21.45–26.9 4
26.9–32.35 9
32.35–37.8 7
37.8–43.25 6
43.25–48.7 1

OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e, 2.5 Measures of the Center of the Data, exercise 18

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