A back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot showing the points scored by each player on two different basketball teams is shown below. What is the median for the blue team. 9,6,2,8,4,3,3 is the blue team. The plot is 0,1,2 and 4,7,2,6,7,9
The stem-and-leaf plot shows that the blue team scored 23, 26, 27, 29, and 40 points. We need to find the median, which is the middle value when the data is arranged in numerical order.
Arranging the data from lowest to highest:
2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
There are seven values, so the median is the fourth value which is 4.
Therefore, the median for the blue team is 4.
To find the median for the blue team, we need to first organize the data in ascending order. The data for the blue team is: 9, 6, 2, 8, 4, 3, 3.
Arranging the data in ascending order, we get: 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9.
Now we have a total of 7 data points. To find the median, we need to locate the middle value. Since there is an odd number of data points, the middle value is the fourth value: 4.
Therefore, the median for the blue team is 4.