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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis / One-variable data: Distributions and measures of center and spread Difficulty: Easy

$The seven data values 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 11 are shown.$

What is the median of the seven data values shown?

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Explanation

Choice B is correct. When a data set has an odd number of values, the median can be found by ordering the values from least to greatest and determining the value in the middle. Since the values are already presented in order from least to greatest and there are 7 values, the median is the fourth value in the list. Therefore, the median is 3.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the mode. Choice C is incorrect. This is the mean. Choice D is incorrect. This is the range.