Question

mean: 142 median: 140 range: 167 iqr: 70 what can you tell about the new snack bar that was just released? a the new snack bar has more calories than the average for the rest of the snack bars. b the new snack bar has the same number of calories as the average for the rest of the snack bars. c the new snack bar has less calories than the average for the rest of the snack bars.

Explanation:

The mean represents the average value. Here, the mean is 142. If we assume that the new snack - bar's calorie content is being compared to the average (mean) of the existing snack - bars. Since the median (140) is less than the mean (142), it indicates a right - skewed distribution. But when directly comparing to the mean (average), if we consider the new snack - bar's calorie content in relation to the mean. If we assume that the new snack - bar's calorie content is related to the central tendency measures. The mean (average) is 142. If we assume that the new snack - bar's calorie content is such that when we talk about "average for the rest of the snack bars" (assuming the mean is the relevant average here), and if we consider that the new snack - bar's calorie content is less than the mean.

Answer:

C. The new snack bar has less calories than the average for the rest of the snack bars.