APFIVE Mistake in Determining the Median
A researcher constructed a stemplot from the Eastern Conference win totals given above. The correct median of these 9 values should be 41. However, due to a sorting error, the researcher reported the median as 42. What mistake did the researcher make when determining the median from the stemplot data?
Eastern Conference Win Totals (Sorted)
Data: 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48
A
He omitted an outlier from the data set before computing the median.
B
He mistakenly calculated the mean instead of the median.
C
He misordered the win totals, leading him to select the wrong middle value as the median.
D
He confused the mode with the median in the dataset.
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