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The median waiting time for a liver transplant in the U.S. is 1,154 days for patients with...

The median waiting time for a liver transplant in the U.S. is 1,154 days for patients with type O blood (the most common blood type), (a) Would you expect the mean to be higher or lower than 1,154 days? Explain, (b) If someone dies while waiting for a transplant, how should that be counted in the average? (Data are from The New York Times, September 21,2003.)

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