Robin and Evelyn are playing a target game. The object
of the game is to get an object as close to the center as
possible. Each player's score is the number of
centimeters away from the center. Robin's mean is 107,
and Evelyn's mean is 138. Compare the means. Explain
what this comparison indicates in the context of the data.
Who is winning the game? Why?
The mean is all the numbers added together divided by the number of numbers. Greater the numbers the greater the mean. Since the goal of the game is to have as few centimeters away as possible the lowest number (107 or Robin) is winning
Evelyn has the greater mean. It indicates that, on average, her objects landed farther away from the center than Robin’s. This difference means that Robin is winning the game.
