The dean of Southwestern State University is concerned that many faculty members at SSU are too old to be effective teachers. She asks each department to send her information on the average age of its faculty. The head of the sociology department does not wish to “lie” with statistics, but, knowing the preference of the dean, he would like to make the department appear youthful. The names and ages of the sociology department’s members are listed in the accompanying table. Calculate both the mean age and the median age. Should the department send the dean the mean age or the median age?

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Member Durkheim Campbell Weber Likert Stanley Katz Lazarsfeld Age 64 31 65 27 35 40 33