Answer: B

With $12$ games, the median is the average of the $6$th and $7$th values in order. The first $2$ values are $0$ and the next $4$ are $1$, so the $6$th value is $1$. The next $3$ values are $2$, so the $7$th value is $2$. The median is $\frac{1 + 2}{2} = 1.5$.

Choice D is the middle of the five listed goal values, $0, 1, 2, 3, 5$, which ignores how many games had each value.

Why the other choices are wrong

• A. 1 is the mode, the most common number of goals, not the median.
• C. 1.75 is the mean, 21 total goals divided by 12 games.
• D. 2 is the middle of the distinct values 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, which ignores how many games had each value.