Changing patterns in our viewing habits
- What does it mean to say "the average" Australian
watches TV for 3 hours and 13 minutes each day? How might this
have been determined?
- What does it mean to say that the average household has 1.8
TV sets when one cannot have .8 of a TV set? What measure of
average was probably used here?
- On average how much more TV do women over 55 watch compared
to men aged 18-24?
- Devise a survey to determine the average time spent watching
TV by members of your class. What other things might you find
out? Conduct a survey and present your findings in a report.
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