Measures of the Location of the Data · Exercise 18

The median age for Black people in the U.S. is 30.9 years; for U.S. White people it is 42.3 years.
(a) Based upon this information, give two reasons why the median age for Black people could be lower than the median age for White people.
(b) Does the lower median age for Black people necessarily mean that Black people die younger than White people? Why or why not?
(c) How might it be possible for Black people and White people to die at approximately the same age, but for the median age for White people to be higher?

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OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e · §2.3 Measures of the Location of the Data · Exercise 18