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This exercise refers to the 2008 payrolls of major league baseball teams summarized by
Chapter 15, Problem 69(choose chapter or problem)
This exercise refers to the 2008 payrolls of major league baseball teams summarized by the histograms in Fig. 20 (This is Fig. 17 in Exercises 21 and 22.) Using the information shown in the figure, it can be determined that the median payroll of 2008 baseball teams falls somewhere between $70 million and $80 million. Explain how. 0 9 8 10 11 12 13 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1040 4070 70100 100130 130 Payroll (in millions) (a) Number of teams 0 9 8 10 11 12 13 7 6 5 Number of teams 4 3 2 1 2008 Major League Baseball Team Payrolls 2050 5080 80110 110140 140 Payroll (in millions) (b) FiGurE 20
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This exercise refers to the 2008 payrolls of major league baseball teams summarized by the histograms in Fig. 20 (This is Fig. 17 in Exercises 21 and 22.) Using the information shown in the figure, it can be determined that the median payroll of 2008 baseball teams falls somewhere between $70 million and $80 million. Explain how. 0 9 8 10 11 12 13 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1040 4070 70100 100130 130 Payroll (in millions) (a) Number of teams 0 9 8 10 11 12 13 7 6 5 Number of teams 4 3 2 1 2008 Major League Baseball Team Payrolls 2050 5080 80110 110140 140 Payroll (in millions) (b) FiGurE 20
ANSWER:Step 1 of 6
Even though the histograms have different parameters, they still represent the same data set, and thus the median will be the same for both of the histograms