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Track a result across a collection - Online practice 4
Read the information, then answer the questions. An adult may read the instructions aloud. Show your working where asked.
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List: [7,3,8]. Correct algorithm: set total=0 once; for each value, add it to total; after the loop return total. Faulty algorithm: set total=0 again at the beginning of EVERY iteration, then add that iteration's value. A mean additionally divides the total by the number of values.
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- Trace the correct running totals for [7,3,8].
- Give the faulty final total and the exact correct mean for this non-empty list.
- What should be decided for an empty list?
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