Thirteen are randomly selected from two different classes. They were how many video games during a week. Their responses are as follows. Find the median number of video games played by each class. Which class has a higher median of video games read?

Question

Class 1: 12, 8, 7, 4, 0, 7, 5, 10, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2
Class 2: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 7, 10, 9, 2, 2, 3, 6, 4
The median number of video games played during a week by Class 1 is ____
The median number of video games played during a week by Class 2 is ____
Class _____ has a higher median number of video games played in a week.

Answer 1

To find the median, we first need to sort the data in each class in ascending order:

Class 1: 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 10, 12
Class 2: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10, 10

Since there are 13 observations in each class, the median will be the middle value.

For Class 1, the median is the 7th value, which is 4.

For Class 2, the median is the 7th value, which is 5.

Therefore, the median number of video games played during a week by Class 1 is 4 and by Class 2 is 5. Class 2 has a higher median number of video games played in a week.