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Question
Aziz wonders how many pieces of pizza people tend to eat at a pizza party. He surveys 11 people at the end of a pizza party and asks them how many pieces of pizza they ate. His results follow. Find and interpret the median of his data.

Number of Pieces of Pizza Eaten: 6, 2, 1, 2, 4, 5, 2, 2, 4, 6, 7(1 point)
Responses

The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 4. This means about half the people at the party ate 4 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 4 or fewer pieces of pizza.
The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 4. This means about half the people at the party ate 4 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 4 or fewer pieces of pizza.

The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.73. This means on average, each person ate 3.73 pieces of pizza at the party.
The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.73. This means on average, each person ate 3.73 pieces of pizza at the party.

The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3. This means about half the people at the party ate 3 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 3 or fewer pieces of pizza.
The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3. This means about half the people at the party ate 3 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 3 or fewer pieces of pizza.

The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 5. This means about half the people at the party ate 5 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 5 or fewer pieces of pizza.

Answer 1

Sort the data: 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7. With 11 observations the median is the 6th value, which is 4.

Interpretation: about half the people ate 4 or fewer pieces and about half ate 4 or more pieces.