Question

Listed below are pulse rates​ (beats per​ minute) from samples of adult males and females. Find the mean and median for each of the two samples and then compare the two sets of results. Does there appear to be a​ difference? ​

Male: 96 75 53 94 79 55 62 65 61 91 64 81 60 63 83 ​
Female: 71 73 92 86 90 67 89 76 89 86 69 88 68 83 72

Answer 1

Male: Median: 64.5 and the mean is 70.6

Female: median: 83 and mean is: 79.93

Explanation:

For median, you place all of the numbers from lowest to highest, and then find the number in the middle.

For Mean, add up all the numbers, then divide by the amount of numbers there.

For example.

30/5= 6