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Finding Medians
Mrs. Dewey asked Jerome's group to stand in front of the room to show the class how to find medians. Jerome, Ana, Grace, Roberto, and Shannon stood in a line from shortest to tallest. The median is the number that is exactly in the middle of the data.
- Which student has the median height in Jerome's group?
- Does it make sense to say that this student's height is the “typical” height for this group? Why or why not?
- Use the information in the table to find the median height for Keenya's group. One way to find the median is to put the numbers in order from smallest to largest. The median height will be in the middle of the data.
- When you have found the median, look back at the data. An average is one number that can be used to represent all the data. Does your answer make sense? Why?
- What height is the mode for Keenya's group? Explain how you know.