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The following table gives the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the United...

The following table gives the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the United States, 1979 to 2004.

Year

Male

Female

Year

Male

Female

1979

70.0

77.4

1992

72.1

78.9

1980

70.0

77.5

1993

72.1

78.9

1981

70.4

77.8

1994

72.4

79.0

1982

70.9

78.1

1995

72.5

78.9

1983

71 .0

78.1

1996

73.1

79.1

1984

71 .2

78.2

1997

73.6

79.4

1985

71 .2

78.2

1998

73.8

79.5

1986

71 .3

78.3

1999

73.9

79.4

1987

71 .5

78.4

2000

74.3

79.7

1988

71 .5

78.3

2001

74.4

79.8

1989

71 .7

78.5

2002

74.5

79.9

1990

71 .8

78.8

2003

74.7

80.0

1991

72.0

78.9

2004

75.2

80.4

Source: NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics)

(a) Calculate the mean and median, of the life expectancies for men and for women.


(b) Calculate the standard deviation for the data for men and for women.

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