Question

The data represents the heights of eruptions by a geyser. Use the heights to construct a stemplot. Identify the two values that are closest to the middle when the data are sorted in order from lowest to highest.
Height of eruption
62 33 50 90
80 50 40 70
50 63 74 53
55 64 60 60
78 70 43 82

Required:
Identify the two values that are closest to the middle when the data are sorted in order from lowest to highest. The values closest to the middle are_________inches and_______inches.

Answer 1

Answer:

$Median = \frac{60+60}{2}=60$

And we see that the closest values to 60 are 62 and 63 and then the answer would be:

The values closest to the middle are 62 inches and 63 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the following dataser given:

62 33 50 90  80 50 40 70  50 63 74 53  55 64 60 60  78 70 43 82

We can sort the values from the lowest to the highest and we got::

33 40 43 50 50 50 53 55 60 60 62 63 64 70 70 74 78 80 82 90

Now we see that we have n=20 values and the values closest to the middle and we can use the middle as the median and for this case the median can be calculated from position 10 and 11th and we got:

$Median = \frac{60+60}{2}=60$

And we see that the closest values to 60 are 62 and 63 and then the answer would be:

The values closest to the middle are 62 inches and 63 inches.