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Two sections of 40 students each sit the same test.
Section A: 0-20 -> 6, 20-40 -> 12, 40-60 -> 8, 60-80 -> 14.
Section B: 0-20 -> 4, 20-40 -> 12, 40-60 -> 16, 60-80 -> 8.
What can you say about their medians?

Class 10Median of Grouped DataStatistics and Probability
  • ASection A's median is higher, because A has more students in the top class
  • BSection B's median is higher, because B has more students in the median class
  • CBoth medians are 45, even though A's marks are far more spread out
  • DThe medians cannot be compared, because the two tables have different frequencies

Step-by-Step Solution

Section A: cumulative 6, 18, 26, 40, so , median class 40-60 with , and Median = . Section B: cumulative 4, 16, 32, 40, median class 40-60 with , and Median = . The medians are identical. A median only locates the middle and says nothing about spread — A has 20 students in the two extreme classes against B's 12. A bigger top-class frequency does not by itself lift the median, and a bigger median-class frequency does not by itself lower it: what matters is the single ratio , which is for both.
Answer: C) Both medians are 45, even though A's marks are far more spread out

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