Daily high temperature
Dayton. 77,82,85,87,90,85,79,86,91,88
Laredo. 81,79,80,86,88,92,82,88,84,87
Which city has a higher median daily temperature? How much higher is the city's median than the other city's median daily high temperature?
To find the median daily high temperature for each city, we need to first put the temperatures in order from least to greatest.
For Dayton: 77, 79, 82, 85, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91
The median is the middle value, which in this case is 86.
For Laredo: 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 88, 92
The median is the average of the two middle values, which are 84 and 86. The average is (84 + 86) / 2 = 85.
Therefore, Dayton has a higher median daily temperature (86) compared to Laredo (85) by 1 degree Fahrenheit.