Given the following data set, what is the ranking of the data value 28? Presume that lower data values rank ahead of higher data values.
31, 28, 21, 34, 38, 33, 16, 28
A) 2
B) 2.5
C) 3
D) 3.5

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The data set in ascending order is 16, 21, 28, 28, 31, 33, 34, 38. The value 28 appears twice and occupies the 3rd and 4th positions. The average of these positions is (3+4)/2 = 3.5, so the rank of 28 is 3.5.

Given the Following Data Set, What Is the Ranking of the Data