Question

In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented new rules limiting work hours for all residents. A key component of these rules is that residents should work no more than 80 hours per week. The following is the number of weekly hours worked in 2016 by a sample of residents at the Tidelands Medical Center. 78 85 82 79 77 82 81 82 81 81 82 78 What is the point estimate of the population mean?

Answer 1

Answer:

80.67 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided in the question:

The number of weekly hours worked :

78 85 82 79 77 82 81 82 81 81 82 78

total number of observations = 12

Now,

Mean = (Sum of all the data values) ÷ (Total number of data values)

or

Mean = ( 78 + 85 + 82 + 79 + 77 + 82 + 81 + 82 + 81 + 81 + 82 + 78 ) ÷ 12

or

Mean = 968 ÷ 12

or Mean = 80.67 hours