Six students from a psychology class reported the number of hours of television they watched per week.Here are their data: 18, 12, 15, 14, 13, 16.What is the median number of hours of television watched per week for this sample of six students?
A) 12.0
B) 14.0
C) 14.5
D) 18.0

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the median, we need to arrange the data in order. The ordered data would be: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18. The median is the middle value, which in this case is the average of the two middle values (14 and 15), so the median is (14 + 15) / 2 = 14.5. Therefore, the best choice is C.

Six Students from a Psychology Class Reported the Number of Hours