Here are the math test scores of 10 randomly selected students from Class 1 and Class 2.
Class 1: 75 80 84 79 92 86 88 86 86 90
Class 2: 83 85 91 93 72 85 76 80 82 89
Find the mean score of each sample. Based on the mean, which class generally performed better on the math test?
(2 points)
To find the mean score of each sample, we add up all the scores and then divide by the number of students in each class.
Class 1:
(75 + 80 + 84 + 79 + 92 + 86 + 88 + 86 + 86 + 90) / 10 = 860 / 10 = 86
Class 2:
(83 + 85 + 91 + 93 + 72 + 85 + 76 + 80 + 82 + 89) / 10 = 846 / 10 = 84.6
Based on the mean score, Class 1 generally performed better on the math test with a mean score of 86 compared to Class 2's mean score of 84.6.