Question

A group of 6 students was asked, "How many hours did you watch television last week?" Here are their responses:6, 13, 15, 12, 12, 13Find the median and mean number of hours for these students.If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth.Median: hoursХ5?Mean:hours

Answer 1

The median of the given set of numbers is determined by rearranging them in ascending or descending order and selecting the middle number. Since the number of responses are even, we would find the mean of the two middle numbers. Rearranging the numbers in ascending order, it becomes

6, 12, 12, 13, 13, 15

The median = (12 + 13)/2 = 12.5

Mean = sumof responses/number of responses

Mean = (6 + 12 + 12 + 13 + 13 + 15)/6

Mean = 9.3