the data represents the mpg for vehicals manurfactured by a company in the past five years. find the median of the data. Data:
28.7, 25.5, 21.8, 21.6, 20.5,16.7,16.3, 15.4,13.9

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the data represents the mpg for vehicals manurfactured by a company in the past five years. find the median of the data. Data: 
28.7, 25.5, 21.8, 21.6, 20.5,16.7,16.3, 15.4,13.9

campbell_st · Answer

arrange the data from smallest to largest 

if n is the number of scores in the data

the position of the median is (n + 1)/2 

in your question there are 9 scores

(9 + 1)/2 = 5

the median is in the 5th position.  Once the data has been arranged smallest to largest

anonymous · Answer

here are the choices to chose from:
a.20.5
b.13.9
c.21.6
d.20.8

campbell_st · Answer

arrangel your data smallest to largest... then find the 5th score

anonymous · Answer

so a right!:)