Twenty students were randomly selected from a business statistics course and were asked to report the number of times that they had eaten a meal at the university's cafeteria within the past month. Below are the values reported:
7, 8, 10, 11, 8, 6, 10, 9, 9, 8, 13, 12, 8, 11, 11, 14, 8, 7, 10, 12

-What is the median?
A)8
B)9.6
C)9.5
D)10.5
E)9

Question

Twenty students were randomly selected from a business statistics course and were asked to report the number of times that they had eaten a meal at the university's cafeteria within the past month. Below are the values reported:
7, 8, 10, 11, 8, 6, 10, 9, 9, 8, 13, 12, 8, 11, 11, 14, 8, 7, 10, 12

-What is the median?
A)8
B)9.6
C)9.5
D)10.5
E)9

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the median, we need to first arrange the numbers in ascending or descending order.  The numbers are: 8, 9, 9, 10, 11. The middle number is 9, so that is the median.

Twenty Students Were Randomly Selected from a Business Statistics Course