At a middle school campus, the number of text messages sent by males and females were analyzed. Twelve random female students and 12 random male students were asked how many text messages they sent that day. The following data was calculated from the number of text messages sent during the day for males and females. Females MalesMean 112 99Median 68 52Mode 78 78Range 84 76Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. Males sent more total text messages than females. B. A female sent the most number of text messages out of both groups. C. The modes of text messages sent by both males and females are the same. D. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.Reset Next
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At a middle school campus, the number of text messages sent by males and females were analyzed. Twelve random female students and 12 random male students were asked how many text messages they sent that day. The following data was calculated from the number of text messages sent during the day for males and females. Females MalesMean 112 99Median 68 52Mode 78 78Range 84 76Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. Males sent more total text messages than females. B. A female sent the most number of text messages out of both groups. C. The modes of text messages sent by both males and females are the same. D. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.Reset Next
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The generalization that can be made based on these samples is C. The modes of text messages sent by both males and females are the same. This is because the mode, which is the most frequently occurring number in a set of numbers, is 78 for both males and females.
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