Maria and Jeff collect data on the number of cars that pass through an intersection every Monday morning for 2 months. They record the findings as 78, 158, 63, 71, 56, 67, 75, and 64. They each use different methods to summarize the typical number of cars that pass through the intersection at the specified time and compare their findings. Jeff says that, on average, 79 cars pass through the intersection each Monday morning. Maria disagrees and says that the mean should not be used and uses the median instead to describe the typical number of cars that passes through the intersection on any given Monday morning.
A) What is the median value of the data?