This list represents the numbers of paid vacation days required by law for different countries.

United States ......... 0

Australia ..........20

Italy ...........20

France ..........30

Germany .........24

Canada ...........10

a. Find the mean, rounding to the nearest tenth of a day. Interpret the mean in this context. Report the mean in a sentence that includes words such as “paid vacation days.”

b. Find the standard deviation, rounding to the nearest tenth of a day. Interpret the standard deviation in context.

c. Which number of days is farthest from the mean and therefore contributes most to the standard deviation?