Solve the Problem. -Health Care Issues Are Receiving Much Attention in Both Academic

question 249

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens whose net worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid but who have no
Private health insurance. The ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations.

• A) 69
• B) 68
• C) 73
• D) 72
• E) 72.5

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