The following scores were recorded on a 200-point final examination:

Question

193, 185, 163, 186, 192, 135, 158, 174, 188, 172, 168, 183, 195, 165, 183.
(a) Find the mean final examination score.
(b) Find the median final examination score.
(c) Is the mean or median a more useful representative of the final examination
scores? Write a brief paragraph
justifying your response

Answer 1

To get median, put the scores in order. Then on the eighth number (there are 15 data points), that is the median: half below, half above.

For the mean, add them, and divide by 15