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The data set below shows the weights (in pounds) of a sample of 5 students.155, 164, 159, 148, 134Find the median of the data set.

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1) Let's rewrite them orderly (from the least to the greatest data point):


134,148,155,159,164

2) Since we have an odd number of data points, we can locate the median this way: the data point that divides equally the data set


134,148,\mathbf{155},159,164

And that is the answer

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