Sigma Notation and Calculating the Arithmetic Mean · Exercise 4

A customer protection service has obtained 8 bags of candy that are supposed to contain 16 ounces of candy each. The candy is weighed to determine if the average weight is at least the claimed 16 ounces. The results are in given in. What is the mean weight of a bag of candy in the sample?

$$\begin{array}{c}\text{Weight in ounces}\\ \text{15.65}\\ \text{16.09}\\ \text{16.01}\\ \text{15.99}\\ \text{16.02}\\ \text{16.00}\\ \text{15.98}\\ \text{16.08}\end{array}$$

OpenStax, Introductory Business Statistics 2e · §2.4 Sigma Notation and Calculating the Arithmetic Mean · Exercise 4