Question

The data shows the number of miles run per week by randomly selected students from two different classes. Find the difference between the medians. Which class has a higher median? By how much?

Class 1: 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 4, 5, 8, 2, 7, 7, 5, 10, 12, 11
Class 2: 6, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 9, 10, 11, 5, 8, 7, 4, 10

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Class 2 has a higher median than Class 1 by 1 mile.
Class 2 has a higher median than Class 1 by 1 mile.

Class 1 has a higher median than Class 2 by 1 mile.
Class 1 has a higher median than Class 2 by 1 mile.

Class 1 has a higher median than Class 2 by 0.5 mile.
Class 1 has a higher median than Class 2 by 0.5 mile.

Class 2 has a higher median than Class 1 by 0.5 mile.
Class 2 has a higher median than Class 1 by 0.5 mile.
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To find the medians of both classes, we first need to sort the data for each class and then find the middle value.

Class 1 Data: 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 4, 5, 8, 2, 7, 7, 5, 10, 12, 11
Sorted Class 1: 2, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 14

Since there are 15 data points (an odd number), the median is the middle value, which is the 8th value.

Median of Class 1 = 8

Class 2 Data: 6, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 9, 10, 11, 5, 8, 7, 4, 10
Sorted Class 2: 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12

Again, there are 15 data points (an odd number), so the median is the middle value, which is the 8th value.

Median of Class 2 = 7

Now we can find the difference between the medians:

Difference = Median of Class 1 - Median of Class 2
Difference = 8 - 7 = 1

Conclusion: Class 1 has a higher median than Class 2 by 1 mile.