Re: Maen
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg48149] Re: [mg48119] Maen
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 20:59:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
- References: <200405140413.AAA04802@smc.vnet.net>
- Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Sorry, but I must ask a silly questions: You used "Maen" as the topic
of your mathgroup posting. Did you accidentally type Maen instead of
Mean in Mathematica?
per.ronne at doesnt.work.spam.filter.invalid.math.umass.edu wrote:
> I've just purchased Mathematica 5 but I've got some problems.
>
> I write:
>
> boys =
> {192, 176, 178, 180, 189, 173, 177, 176, 176, 194,
> 178, 172, 175, 180, 170, 174, 180, 184, 177, 181,
> 190, 186, 187, 184, 190, 180, 178, 182, 181, 180,
> 175, 182, 182, 181, 179, 190, 173, 189, 173, 183,
> 172, 178, 182, 172, 190, 180, 176, 177, 181, 185,
> 174, 178, 178, 178, 170, 175, 178, 186, 185, 182,
> 179, 187, 183, 188, 191, 180, 193, 183, 185, 174,
> 174, 180, 191, 180, 177, 185, 192, 187, 170, 176,
> 170, 184, 179, 173, 184, 184, 190, 179}
>
> But when I try to get their average height [it is the height of boys in
> Danish upper grammar schools, grade 13 at the age of around 19], I get
> [the result returned unevaluated]....
--
Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu
Mathematics & Statistics Dept.
Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H)
University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W)
710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801
Amherst, MA 01003-9305
- References:
- Maen
- From: per.ronne@doesnt.work.spam.filter.invalid
- Maen