Median Web Assignment

Due 1/11/06

Find an article from a major newspaper that identifies a statistic as a median. Print out a copy of the article. Write a paragraph or two explaining why a median is a better measure of central tendency in the particular situation. Relate your argument to the content of the article.

You may cut an article out of a regular newspaper or you may visit their website and search the archives. You must find an article in a major newspaper such as the Seattle Times/PI, Tacoma News Tribune, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, etc.

Please turn in a copy of the article and your paragraph.