Question

Which data set has the highest median? Keep in mind: If there are an odd number of values, the middle number is the median.  If there are an even number of values, the median is in between the two middle numbers.

Answer 1

To determine which data set has the highest median, we need to calculate the median for each data set.

Data set 1: 5, 7, 9, 10, 15
- The middle number is 9, so the median is 9.

Data set 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
- The two middle numbers are 6 and 8, so the median is (6 + 8) / 2 = 7.

Data set 3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
- The middle number is 5, so the median is 5.

Data set 4: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- The two middle numbers are 8 and 9, so the median is (8 + 9) / 2 = 8.5.

From these calculations, we can see that data set 3 has the highest median, which is 5.