the dot plot shows the number of pets owned by the students in jayods class. the center, or the middle…

the dot plot shows the number of pets owned by the students in jayods class. the center, or the middle value, of the data set is

the dot plot shows the number of pets owned by the students in jayods class. the center, or the middle value, of the data set is

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Count total data points

Count all the dots on the dot - plot. There are 5 + 7+6 + 0+3 + 1=22 data points.

Step2: Determine median position

Since there are 22 data points (an even number of data points), the median is the average of the 11th and 12th ordered data values.

Step3: Find cumulative frequencies

Starting from the left, for 0 pets, there are 5 dots. For 1 pet, there are 7 dots. The cumulative frequency up to 0 pets is 5, and up to 1 pet is 5 + 7=12. So, the 11th and 12th values are both 1.

Step4: Calculate median

The median (middle value) is $\frac{1 + 1}{2}=1$.

Answer:

1