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The table below shows the number of books read by 7 students during their summer vacation:

StudentBooks Read
Amy16
Ben8
Chris3
Diana12
Ethan14
Fiona6
Gabe11

What is the median number of books read by these students?

  1. A
    8
  2. B
    10
  3. 11Cevap
  4. D
    12
  5. E
    13

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11
To find the median of a data set, the values must first be arranged in order from least to greatest: 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16. Since there are 7 values, the median is the single middle value, which is 11.

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1
Sort the data set from least to greatest.
3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16
The median of a data set is the middle value when the numbers are ordered.
2
Identify the middle value of the sorted list.
11
Since there are 7 data points (an odd number), the median is the 4th value, which has exactly 3 values below it and 3 values above it.

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Finding the median of a set of data
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Descriptive Statistics and Data Representations

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