2 The mean daily maximum temperatures at a research station over a 12 -month period, measured to the nearest degree Celsius, are given below.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 8 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 8 |
- Construct a sorted stem and leaf diagram to represent these data, taking stem values of \(0,10 , \ldots\).
- Write down the median of these data.
- The mean of these data is 24.3. Would the mean or the median be a better measure of central tendency of the data? Briefly explain your answer.