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Chapter 2: Q. 44 (page 134)

Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: The following data show the lengths of boats moored in a marina. The data are ordered from smallest to largest:

16;17;19;20;20;21;23;24;25;25;25;26;26;27;27;27;28;29;30;32;33;33;34;35;37;39;40

Identify the median

Short Answer

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The median length of the boat is 27

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01

Given information

Given data of the lengths of boats moored in a marina:

16;17;19;20;20;21;23;24;25;25;25;26;26;27;27;27;28;29;30;32;33;33;34;35;37;39;40

02

Explanation

The total number of observation is 27.

role="math" localid="1647955608392" Median=27+1=14

Hence the median is 14thobservation of this dataset. The 14thobservation is 27.

The result of the median length of the boat is27

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