Question

MEDAL AND FAN!!!!!
Colleges report the SAT I scores of the entering freshman class. Instead of a median score, many schools give a range of scores to represent the middle 50% of the class, such as a range from 520 to 610 for math scores. Explain what this range describes as well as the advantages of using it rather than a median score.

Answer 1

@mathmate @SidK

Answer 2

@hartnn @YanaSidlinskiy

Answer 3

If you look at a typical box and whiskers plot, giving the median will give one point of the whole distribution. Giving the middle 50% is giving the box (between Q1 & Q3.
Think of the advantages of doing this, taking into consideration that the median could be skewed within the box.

Answer 4

variation, maybe?

Answer 5

Yes, and you can also conclude in which quadrant the student falls.

Answer 6

how?

Answer 7

k thnx mm

Answer 8

You're welcome! :)