Does the mean or median better describe the shape of this data set?
46, 54, 43, 57, 50, 62, 78, 42(1 point)
The median better describes the shape of this data set.
whats the values
The values of the data set are: 46, 54, 43, 57, 50, 62, 78, 42.
oops sorry I meant value of the median
To determine the value of the median in the given data set, we need to arrange the numbers in ascending order:
42, 43, 46, 50, 54, 57, 62, 78.
Since there are 8 numbers in the data set, the median is the middle value. In this case, the middle value is 54. Therefore, the value of the median in this data set is 54.
but what do you do you need to add 50 and 54 and divide by 2
I apologize for the confusion. You are correct when there is an even number of values. To find the median in this case, we need to find the average of the two middle values.
In the given data set: 42, 43, 46, 50, 54, 57, 62, 78.
The two middle values are 50 and 54.
To find the median, we add these two values and divide by 2: (50 + 54) / 2 = 104 / 2 = 52.
Therefore, the value of the median in this data set is 52.