Question

the parks department compared how many basketball hoops there are at each park. what is the median of the numbers?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the data values

From the bar - chart, the number of basketball hoops at each park are: Riverfront Park has 8, Westfield Park has 8, Palm Park has 9, Mooreland Park has 1, Canal Park has 6.

Step2: Arrange the data in ascending order

1, 6, 8, 8, 9

Step3: Find the median

Since there are 5 (an odd number) data points, the median is the middle value. The middle value of 1, 6, 8, 8, 9 is 8.

Answer:

8