Question

Janette is growing tomato seedlings. She just took measurements of her seedlings, and here are her data, in centimeters.

4,3.5,6,7.2,5,6.1,3.6,7.1,3,3.2
4
,
3.5
,
6
,
7.2
,
5
,
6.1
,
3.6
,
7.1
,
3
,
3.2

What are the mean and median seedling heights?

(1 point)
Mean=
=
cm. Median=
=
cm.

Answer 1

Mean = (4 + 3.5 + 6 + 7.2 + 5 + 6.1 + 3.6 + 7.1 + 3 + 3.2)/10 = 48.7/10 = 4.87 cm.
Median = average of 5th and 6th values in sorted list (3, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 4, 5, 6, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2) = (4 + 5)/2 = 4.5 cm.