The following data represent the number of children people have.
$\begin{array}{cc}
\hline \text { Number of } & \
\text {Kids } &\
\hline 2 \
1 \
4 \
3 \
3 \
2 \
4 \
1 \
1 \
1 \
2 \
3 \
1 \
4 \
2 \
3 \
2 \
1 \
5 \
1 \
2 \
3 \
1 \
1 \
\hline
\end{array}$
What is the median?
A) 2.1
B) 2.2
C) 2
D) 3

Question

The following data represent the number of children people have.
$\begin{array}{cc}
\hline  \text {  Number of } &  \
 \text {Kids  } &\
\hline 2 \
1 \
4 \
3 \
3 \
2 \
4 \
1 \
1 \
1 \
2 \
3 \
1 \
4 \
2 \
3 \
2 \
1 \
5 \
1 \
2 \
3 \
1 \
1 \
\hline
\end{array}$
 What is the median?
A) 2.1
B) 2.2
C) 2
D) 3

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

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

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5

There are 19 values, which is odd, so the median will be the middle value. In this case, the middle value is the 10th value, which is 2. Therefore, the median is 2.

The Following Data Represent the Number of Children People Have