Determine the Median of a Variable from Raw Data
-Each

question 118

Multiple Choice

Determine the Median of a Variable from Raw Data
-Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on network sports television. In the first 6 months of 1988, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. A recent article listed the top 10 leading spenders (in millions of dollars) : $\begin{array} { l r l r } \text { Company A } & \$ 72.2 & \text { Company F } & \$ 26.1 \\ \text { Company B } & 63.5 & \text { Company G } & 25.7 \\ \text { Company C } & 55.7 & \text { Company H } & 21.3 \\ \text { Company D } & 54.5 & \text { Company I } & 23.9 \\ \text { Company E } & 30.1 & \text { Company J } & 19 \end{array}$
Calculate the median.

• A) \(28.10\) million dollars
• B) \(5.30\) million dollars
• C) \(39.20\) million dollars
• D) \(53.20\) million dollars

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