A professor examines the number of classes his students have missed and has the following data: 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 17. What is the median for this data set?

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To find the median, we need to arrange the data in order from least to greatest:

0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 17

The median is the middle value in the set. Since there are 10 numbers in the set, the median will be the average of the 5th and 6th numbers when they are arranged in order.

Arranging them, we get:

0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 17

The 5th number is 1 and the 6th number is also 1, so their average is 1. Therefore, the median for this data set is 1.

A Professor Examines the Number of Classes His Students Have