Question

The Olympic Committee wanted to compare the ages of Olympic athletes in weight lifting and gymnastics. 20 Athletes from both sports were randomly surveyed. The dot plots above show the results of both. What is the difference between the median for both sets?%0D%0A%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AA%095 years5 years%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AB%096 years6 years%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AC%094 years4 years%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AD%093 years

Answer 1

The median age of weight lifting athletes is 5 years, while the median age of gymnastics athletes is 6 years.

So, the difference between the medians is 6 - 5 = 1 year.

Therefore, the correct response is A) 1 year.