(a) If the mean childcare cost in Long Beach, CA is $ 1198 per month and the median childcare cost is $ 903 , what can we infer about the cost of childcare in Long Beach? Both the mean and median are similar, so most people are paying close to that amount. The mean is greater than the median, so there are more people who pay less than the median for childcare. The median is less than the mean, so there are many people paying significantly more than the median each month. The range of childcare costs is likely greater than $ 3000 . 

(b) If the median monthly cost of groceries in Dayton, OH for a family of four is $ 795 and the mean is $ 809 , what is the best analysis of the situation based on these measures? About the same number of people are paying more than and less than the median cost for groceries each month. The mean is more than the median, so there must be some outliers who pay more money for groceries each month. People only pay $ 14 greater or less than the median for groceries each month in Dayton