Question

The temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) in Long Island recorded by the weather bureau over a week were 42, 49, 53, 55, 50, 47, and 52. Which measure should the weather bureau use to find the middle temperature of the week?

mean

median

mode

range

Answer 1

b - median

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) in Long Island recorded by the weather bureau over a week were 42, 49, 53, 55, 50, 47, and 52.

Data arranged in ascending order are : 42, 47, 49,50, 52,53,55

As mean can be find by dividing sum of all the observations divided by total number of observations.

Median gives the middle value of the Data. If number of observation is odd, median =
`(n)/(2)`=
`(8)/(2)`= 4 th observation= 50

If n is even, then Median = Mean of
`(n)/(2)` and[
`(n)/(2)` +1 ] th term.

Mode is that data which appears maximum number of times.

Range = Maximum value in a data - Minimum value in the Data

Correct option is Median.