JAMB Mathematics 1983 Question 38

Question 38

Measures of Central Tendency

In a sample survey of a university community, the following table shows the percentage distribution of the number of members per household.
No. of members per household: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Total)
Number of households: 3, 12, 15, 28, 21, 10, 7, 4 (100)
What is the median?

  1. A.4
  2. B.3
  3. C.5
  4. D.4.5
  5. E.None.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (4)

Explanation

The running totals are 3, 15, 30, 58, … so the 50th and 51st households both have 4 members. The median is 4.