Each year, Oscars are awarded to the best actress and best actor. Below are the

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Each year, Oscars are awarded to the best actress and best actor. Below are the ages of those award recipients at the time of the awards ceremony. The question we want to consider is this, Are there major differences between the ages of the Best Actress and the Best Actors? Apart from being interesting, this issue is important because it potentially gives us some insight into the way our society perceives men and women in general. Academy Awards: Ages of Best Actress 22 37 28 63 32 26 31 27 27 28 44 41 62 52 41 34 34 52 41 37 30 26 29 24 38 25 29 41 30 35 38 34 32 40 43 56 41 39 49 57 35 33 29 38 54 24 25 46 41 2841 38 42 52 51 35 30 39 41 44 40 39 29 27 31 38 29 25 35 6049 35 47 31 47 37 57 42 45 42 43 35 34 34 27 37 42 41 36 324 41 33 31 74 33 50 38 61 21 41 50 42 36 76 39 53 45 36 62 43 26 80 42 29 33 35 45 49 39 3451 32 42 54 52 37 38 32 45 60 26 25 33 35 35 28 Academy Awards: Ages of Best Actors 62 43 42 48 49 56 38 60 30 146/ 401361 47 | 29 | 43

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For raw data,

Mean=(sum of all observations)/(Total number of observations)

Median=It is the middle value of the data after arranging data in increasing or decreasing order,if n is even.

It is the average of middle values of the data after arranging data in increasing or decreasing order,if n is odd.

Mode=It is the value which have maximum frequency.

Midrange=(maximum value-minimum value)/2

Comparision of Ages of Best Actrsses and Best Actors

Best Actrsses Best Actors Mean 35.6842 44.0789 Median 33.5 42 Mode 35 41 Midrange 29.5 23.5

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