Metainformation
| Tag | Value |
|---|---|
| file | Descriptive-statistics_uva-median-334-en_uva-median-334-en |
| name | uva-median-334-en |
| section | Descriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Location/Median |
| type | schoice |
| solution | TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE |
| Type | Conceptual |
| Language | English |
| Level | Statistical Literacy |
| IRT-Difficulty | 2.198 |
| p-value | 0.5039 |
Question
The adjacent chart shows the age (in months) of 40 babies at which their first tooth broke through. Which of the following statements concerning median and mean is correct?
- TRUE: Median is smaller than mean
- FALSE: Median and mean are equal
- FALSE: Median is greater than mean
- FALSE: Median and mean are not comparable here
- Median is smaller than mean: Correct
- Median and mean are equal: Incorrect
- Median is greater than mean: Incorrect
- Median and mean are not comparable here: Incorrect