Question

what was the median distance jumped by the gold medalists listed in the table? the table below shows the distances jumped by 6 olympic gold medalists. distances jumped by gold medalists

gold medalist	distance (meters)
albert gutterson	7.60
william peterson	7.15
dehart hubbard	7.44
ed hamm	7.73
ed gordon	7.64

what was the median distance jumped by the gold medalists listed in the table?
o 7.30 meters
o 7.34 meters
o 7.51 meters
o 7.54 meters

Explanation:

Step1: Arrange data in ascending order

$7.15, 7.44, 7.48, 7.60, 7.64, 7.73$

Step2: Identify middle - values

Since $n = 6$ (even number of data points), the middle - values are the 3rd and 4th ordered values, which are $7.48$ and $7.60$.

Step3: Calculate the median

Median=$\frac{7.48 + 7.60}{2}=\frac{15.08}{2}=7.54$

Answer:

$7.54$ meters