The GPAs of a sample of 26 community college applicants were selected and listed in order: 1.58 1.87 2.32 2.44 2.46 2.46 2.50 2.63 2.69
2.72 2.78 2.81 2.83 2.99 3.10 3.16 3.30 3.42
3.46 3.49 3.54 3.67 3.75 3.87 3.89 4.29
Answer the following in a paragraph made up of complete sentences:
- What is the median GPA of a community college applicant? Explain how you got your answer.
- If you calculated the mean, would you expect it to be close to the median? Explain using vocabulary from this unit.