The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (www. iihs. org, June 11, 2009) published data on repair costs for cars involved in different types of accidents. In one study, seven different 2009 models of mini- and micro- cars were driven at 6 mph straight into a fixed barrier. The following table gives the cost of repairing damage to the bumper for each of the seven models.

a. Of the median for this data set.
b. Explain why the median is preferable to the mean for describing center in this situation. 3.30 A report from Texas Transportation

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Model Smart Fortwo Chevrolet Aveo Mini Cooper Toyota Yaris Honda Fit Hyundai Accent Kia Rio Repalr Cost $1,480 $1,071 $2.291 $1,688 $1,124 S3.476 $3,701