Data on the amount of time spent studying for a particular exam at a high school were collected for 150 students. You want to know half of the students spent at least how much time studying for that exam. Which of the following would you compute?
A) arithmetic mean
B) median
C) coefficient of variation
D) coefficient of correlation

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The median would be the best choice because it represents the middle value when the data is arranged in order. Half of the students would have spent at least this amount of time studying for the exam. The arithmetic mean would not be a good choice as it would be influenced by outliers and may not accurately represent the typical amount of time spent studying. The coefficient of variation and coefficient of correlation are not relevant for this question as they require multiple variables or sets of data.

Data on the Amount of Time Spent Studying for a Particular