Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0134467795

ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-779-5

Chapter 10 - Statistics - Review Exercises - Page 750: 30

Answer

The median is 562.

Work Step by Step

Arrange the numbers from smallest to largest. 151, 525, 542, 559, 565, 576, 578, 590 There are 8 numbers listed, so the mid;point of the list is between the 4th and 5th numbers. The median is the average of the 4th and 5th numbers. $m=(559+565)\div2=1124\div2=562$

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