What is the median of the data set 98, 71, 75, 90, 92, 88, 63, 71, 99, 10, 73, 68, 76, 89, 83?
1 Answer
Jul 9, 2016
Explanation:
To find the median of the data set:
#98, 71, 75, 90, 92, 88, 63, 71, 99, 10, 73, 68, 76, 89, 83#
rearrange in ascending (or descending) order, then identify the middle item.
In ascending order we have:
#10, 63, 68, 71, 71, 73, 75, color(blue)(76), 83, 88, 89, 90, 92, 98, 99#
The middle term, which is therefore the median, is
If you were given a data set with an even number of terms, then the median would be defined as the mean of the two middle terms.
