Question: The SAT consists of three parts: critical reading, mathematics, and writing. Each part of the test is scored on a 200-to-800-point scale with a median of approximately 500 (The World Almanac, 2009). Scores for each part of the test can be assumed to be symmetric. Use the following data to test the hypothesis that the population median score for the students taking the writing portion of the SAT is 500. Using a = .05, what is your conclusion?

635 701 439 447 464

502 405 453 471 476

447 590 337 387 514