Question

The distance covered by an athlete in long jump practice are 6.10, 6.20, 6.18, 6.20, 6.25, 6.21, 6.15, 6.10 in meters. 

Find the mean and median. Why is it that there is not much difference between these?

Answer 1

Mean = \(\cfrac{6.10+6.20+6.18+6.20+6.25+6.21+6.15+6.10}{8}\)

= \(\cfrac{49.39}{8}\)= 6.17

If distances are written in ascending order 6.10, 6.15, 6.18, 6.20, 6.21, 6.25 Median = \(\cfrac{6.18+6.20}{2}\) = 6.19 m

Mean and median are gives the average distance covered by a person. Hence they will not have much difference..