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For example the median temperature at the South Pole on the Celsius scale.

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For example, if all the numbers in a given set are negative (though this is not the only possible way to achieve this), then the mean, the median, and the mode will all be negative.

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Can a median be negative?

Yes, a median can be a negative number.


Can the mode and median be a negative number?

Yes, but only if the data set includes some negative numbers. For example, recording winter temperatures at the South Pole. They will all be negative (or most of them will be) so the mode and the median will be negative as well.


Can the median of a sample be a negative number?

yes, for instance if you have numbers: -15 -12 -10 -9 -5, then the median would me -10


What is the middle number?

Median is the middle number.


Can you have a median of 0?

If you have a list of positive and negative numbers then it is possible that the median would be 0.


Does the number pi have a median?

No. One number cannot have a median.


What is the median 21618?

The median of a single number, such as 21618, is the number itself.


What is the median of 85?

There is not a median for 1 number.


Is forty a median number?

Any number can be a median, so for the correct set of values, 40 could be a median.


What is the median of negative 58 and 5 and negative 27 point 79 and 13 point 8 and 81 point 3 and negative 58 point 3 and negative 51?

-13.57============-13.57 is the mean average of the above numbers and not the median.The median is found by ordering the numbers in ascending order:-58.3, -58, -51, -27.79, 5, 13.8, 81.3.The median sits in the middle. As we have an odd amount of numbers here (7), then the median will be the 4th number.The median is -27.79


What is the median of 164.375?

The median of a single number is the number itself. In this case, 164.375


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12131415161718192021. The median of any single number is just that number.