gaokao 2018 Q18

gaokao · China · national-III-science 12 marks Data representation
To improve production efficiency, a factory conducted technological innovation activities and proposed two new production methods for completing a production task. To compare the efficiency of the two methods, 40 workers were selected and randomly divided into two groups of 20 each. The first group used the first production method, and the second group used the second production method. Based on the time (in minutes) taken by workers to complete the production task, a stem-and-leaf plot was drawn.
(1) Based on the stem-and-leaf plot, which production method has higher efficiency? Explain your reasoning.
(2) Find the median $m$ of the time taken by all 40 workers to complete the production task, and fill in the contingency table with the number of workers whose completion time exceeds $m$ and does not exceed $m$ for each production method.
To improve production efficiency, a factory conducted technological innovation activities and proposed two new production methods for completing a production task. To compare the efficiency of the two methods, 40 workers were selected and randomly divided into two groups of 20 each. The first group used the first production method, and the second group used the second production method. Based on the time (in minutes) taken by workers to complete the production task, a stem-and-leaf plot was drawn.\\
(1) Based on the stem-and-leaf plot, which production method has higher efficiency? Explain your reasoning.\\
(2) Find the median $m$ of the time taken by all 40 workers to complete the production task, and fill in the contingency table with the number of workers whose completion time exceeds $m$ and does not exceed $m$ for each production method.