Question

An international health organization produces neonatal mortality estimates (i.e., neonatal death counts) for 12 randomly selected nations. Identify the sample median neonatal death count from the dot plot. Report your answer as a whole number representing thousands of deaths.

a. 7,000
b. 8,500
c. 6,200
d. 5,800

Answer 1

Without the provided dot plot containing neonatal mortality estimates for 12 nations, it is impossible to accurately determine the sample median neonatal death count.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to determine the sample median neonatal death count from a dot plot showing neonatal mortality estimates for 12 nations. However, since the dot plot is not provided, it is impossible to determine the sample median. To find the median in such a case, you would list all the data points in ascending order and identify the middle value or the average of the two middle values if there are an even number of data points. The options provided as answers represent different thousands of deaths, but without the actual data, we cannot select the correct number.