Determining the Median for Hours Studied and Slept | Interpretation of Graph

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The discussion revolves around determining the median for hours studied and slept based on a provided graph. The initial interpretation suggested that the median for hours studied was 3 and for hours slept was 6.5. However, ehild clarified that the median is the middle number in an ordered set, explaining the correct median for hours studied is 2 and for hours slept is 7. The participant acknowledged their misunderstanding of the graph and expressed gratitude for the guidance. Accurate interpretation of data is essential for correctly calculating medians.
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I think I am interpreting the graph wrongly, the median for the Number of hours studied

should be 3 since only There are people who studied from 1~5 hrs,

and for Number of hours slept it should be (7+6)/2 = 6.5 since people only slept for 4~9 hrs .

I am not sure because the answer is wrong. Please guide me
 
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How is median defined?

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Median would be the middle number of a set of numbers that are in order of ascending magnitude.
 
So, in case of hours to study, you have 1 hour 4 times, 2 hours 4 times, 3 hours 3 times,4 hours twice, 5 hours twice. So the set of hours ordered in ascending magnitude is 1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,5. What is the number at the middle?

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Well the middle numbers is 2, and for the hours slept it would be 7 oh so the difference is 5.

Thank you . I was being extremely stupid about reading the graph.
 
You are welcome:smile:

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