The Number of Hours Worked Per Week for a Sample

question 79

Short Answer

The number of hours worked per week for a sample of ten students is shown below.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text { student }&\text { Hours }\\1 & 20 \\2 & 0 \\3 & 18 \\4 & 16 \\5 & 22 \\6 & 40 \\7 & 8 \\8 & 6 \\9 & 30 \\10 & 40\end{array}$
a. Determine the median and explain its meaning.
b. Compute the 70th percentile and explain its meaning.
c. What is the mode of the above data? What does it signify?

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