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2.15 The histogram shows the distribution of lengths of words used in Shakespeare’s plays.

What is the median word length?

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5.5
4
5
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2.15 The histogram shows the distribution of lengths of words used in Shakespeare-example-1

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The median word length is: 4

How to find the median of the histogram?

The median of a histogram is the middle value of the ordered data, which is the value that has an equal number of data points on either side of it. In a histogram, data is grouped into classes for better visualization, and the median is the value that provides equal area in the histogram on either side of it.

The histogram is skewed to the right

The percentages are:

5

17.5

22.5

23

12.5

7.5

5

4

3

The median will be the 50th percentage which falls under the word length 4

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