Question

If there are 20 values in a data set in order from smallest to largest, what is

the median of the data set?
A. The 10th value
B. The 9th value
C. The mean of the 10th and 11th values
D. The mean of the 9th and 10th values

Answer 1

C The mean of the 10th and 11th values

Explanation:

Strike the lowest and largest number until you get 1 or 2:

1, 2, 3,4 5,6 ,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

2, 3,4 5,6 ,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

3,4 5,6 ,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15, 16, 17, 18

4 5,6 ,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15, 16, 17

5,6 ,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15, 16,

,6 ,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15

,7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ,14,

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

9, 10, 11, 12

10, 11,

Finding the Mean:

10+11

21

21/2

Mean:

10.5