Jonas Is Trying to Determine the Median for an Even

question 144

Multiple Choice

Jonas is trying to determine the median for an even number of scores.The median will be

• A)the lower number of the two "middle" scores.
• B)the higher number of the two "middle" scores.
• C)a listing of both middle scores.
• D)the average of the two scores that "share" the middle spot.

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