Derby collects samples of insects in the forest and in a marsh to count the number of insects in each sample and then releases the insects. The number of insects in each sample from the two locations is provided below.

Question

Forest 15
13
14
9
16
11
15
14
15
14
Marsh 17
14
15
17
16
18
17
19
13
16
What is the median and the interquartile range for each of the two locations? Round to one decimal place.

(1 point)
The median number of insects in the forest samples is
, and the interquartile range is
.

The median number of insects in the marsh samples is
, and the interquartile range is
.

Answer 1

The median number of insects in the forest samples is 14.5, and the interquartile range is 3.5.

The median number of insects in the marsh samples is 17, and the interquartile range is 2.