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
For Class 1, we have 15 students, so the median will be the 8th value when the data is arranged in ascending order. The sorted list for Class 1 is: 0, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10. So the median for Class 1 is 5.
For Class 2, the sorted list is: 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10. With 15 values, the median will be the 8th value, which is 3.
Therefore, Class 1 has a higher median number of books read at 5 compared to Class 2's median of 3.