Question 18 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics A
Consider the data set: 11, 3, 8, 2, 9, 1, 4Jennifer said the median of the set is 2, because it is the middle value in the data set. Explain why you do or do not agree with her.
Answer
Answer:
Jennifer is wrong. The list of data points must be in order before determining the median. If you put the set in order from least to greatest, the median is 4.