A sample of 100 cars driving on a freeway during a morning commute was drawn, and the number of occupants in each car was recorded. The results were as follows: NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. Occupants Number of Cars 1 76 Section 01.02 Exercise 10.c 2 13 Find the sample median number of occupants. 3 6 4 3 5 2

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A sample of 100 cars driving on a freeway during a morning commute was drawn, and the number of occupants in each
car was recorded. The results were as follows:
NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part.
Occupants
Number of Cars
1
76
Section 01.02 Exercise 10.c
2
13
Find the sample median number of occupants.
3
6
4
3
5
2
Transcribed Image Text:A sample of 100 cars driving on a freeway during a morning commute was drawn, and the number of occupants in each car was recorded. The results were as follows: NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. Occupants Number of Cars 1 76 Section 01.02 Exercise 10.c 2 13 Find the sample median number of occupants. 3 6 4 3 5 2
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Given that

Occupants Number of cars
1 76
2 13
3 6
4 3
5 2

The formula for the median is as follows.

M=n+12thObservation

n is sample size

The cumulative frequency is 

Cf=fi+Cfi-1

fi is class frequency

Cfi-1 cumulative frequency of the previous class.

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