Question

mike jotted down how many baskets he made during basketball practice each day. what is the median of the numbers?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the data values

From the bar - chart, the number of baskets made on Tuesday is 2, on Wednesday is 1, on Thursday is 9, on Friday is 7, on Saturday is 8.

Step2: Arrange the data in ascending order

The ordered data set is 1, 2, 7, 8, 9.

Step3: Find the median

Since there are 5 (an odd number) data points, the median is the middle value. For a set of 5 values, the middle value is the 3rd one. So the median is 7.

Answer:

7