Question
Fifteen students are randomly selected from two different classes. They were asked how many books they read during the summer. Their responses are as follows. Find the median number of books read by each class. Which class has a higher median number of books read?
Class 1: 0, 5, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 1, 1, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6
Class 2: 2, 2, 4, 3, 0, 0, 6, 7, 10, 9, 6, 5, 3, 1, 2
(2 points)
The median number of books read during the summer by Class 1 is __.
The median number of books read during the summer by Class 2 is __.
Class __ has a higher median number of books read during the summer.
To find the median number of books read by each class, we first need to arrange the data in numerical order.
For Class 1: 0, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10
The median number of books read by Class 1 is 5.
For Class 2: 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10
The median number of books read by Class 2 is 3.
Therefore, Class 1 has a higher median number of books read during the summer.