What is the median for the data shown below? Test Scores Stem Leaves 6 8 7 0 8 0, 6, 8, 8, 9 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9 10 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 6|0 = 60 years old 100 97 92 32

Answer 1

To find the median, we need to first arrange the data in order from least to greatest. Stem 10 has the highest value, so we will start there:

10 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Next, stem 6 has the next highest value:

6 | 0, 8, 8, 9

Then stem 7:

7 | 0

Finally, stem 8:

8 | 0

We can then combine the leaves to get: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8, 8, 9.

The median is the middle value in the ordered list. There are 10 numbers in the list, so we need to find the average of the 5th and 6th numbers:

median = (0 + 0)/2 = 0

Therefore, the median test score is 0.