Find the median for the given sample data.
-In ten trips to Las Vegas, a person had the following net gains: $$\begin{array} { l l l l l }
\$ 2630 & \$ 1235 & \$ 4893 & \$ 6071 & \$ 3446 \
\$ 3714 & \$ 6676 & \$ 8031 & \$ 6934 & \$ 4569
\end{array}$$
A)$5356.50
B)$4893
C)$4731.00
D)$4820.40

Question

Find the median for the given sample data.
-In ten trips to Las Vegas, a person had the following net gains: $$\begin{array} { l l l l l } 
\$ 2630 & \$ 1235 & \$ 4893 & \$ 6071 & \$ 3446 \
\$ 3714 & \$ 6676 & \$ 8031 & \$ 6934 & \$ 4569
\end{array}$$ 
A)$5356.50
B)$4893
C)$4731.00
D)$4820.40

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the median, first, arrange the data in ascending order: $1235, 2630, 3446, 3714, 4569, 4893, 6071, 6676, 6934, 8031$. Since there are 10 numbers, the median is the average of the 5th and 6th numbers: $(4569 + 4893) / 2 = 9462 / 2 = 4731.00$.

Find the Median for the Given Sample Data $2630$1235$4893$6071$3446$3714$6676$8031$6934$4569\begin{array} { l l l l l } \$ 2630 & \$ 1235 & \$ 4893 & \$ 6071 & \$ 3446 \\\$ 3714 & \$ 6676 & \$ 8031 & \$ 6934 & \$ 4569\end{array}$2630$3714​$1235$6676​$4893$8031​$6071$6934​$3446$4569​

Find the Median for the Given Sample Data $\begin{array} { l l l l l } \$ 2630 & \$ 1235 & \$ 4893 & \$ 6071 & \$ 3446 \\\$ 3714 & \$ 6676 & \$ 8031 & \$ 6934 & \$ 4569\end{array}$