Cleo works for a college and attends career fairs to inform students about the school. What are the mean and the median number of brochures she distributes at career fairs in western Canada?
Number of college brochures distributed at career fairs in western canada.
Location. Number of brochures
Vancouver. 512
Victoria. 437
Edmonton. 378
Calgary. 448
Regina. 292
To find the mean, we need to add up all the numbers and divide by the total number of locations:
(512 + 437 + 378 + 448 + 292) / 5 = 2067 / 5 = 413.4
The mean number of brochures distributed is 413.4.
To find the median, we need to arrange the numbers in ascending order:
292, 378, 437, 448, 512
Since there are an odd number of values, the median will be the middle value, which is 437.
Therefore, the median number of brochures distributed is 437.