Question

What is the median pumpkin weight?

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

The median of a data set is found by putting the data set in ascending numerical order and identifying the middle number. If there are an odd number of data values in the data set, the median is a single number. If there are an even number of data values in the data set, the median is the average of the two middle numbers. Sorting the data set for the values entered above we have:

`10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24`

Since there is an even number of data values in this data set, there are two middle numbers. With 8 data values, the middle numbers are the data values at positions 4 and 5. These are 16 and 18. The median is the average of these numbers. We have

`{( 16 + 18 )/(2)}`

Therefore, the median is

`17`