A Sociologist Recently Conducted a Survey of Senior Citizens Who

question 102

Multiple Choice

A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too high to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: $$\begin{array} { l l l l l } 72 & 77 & 70 & 80 & 90 \\78 & 65 & 93 & 69 & 94 \\73 & 96 & 80 & 66 & 85 \\67 & 72 & 85 & 74 & 77 \\64 & 91 & 79 & 68 & 86\end{array}$$ Find the median of the observations.

• A) 77
• B) 74
• C) 78
• D) 77.5

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