Median means middle so in this case it would mean middle number. If you have a set of numbers like: 12,19,14,100,79 You put it in order by smallest to largest. The set will become: 12,14,19,79,100. The median is 19.
If the set was evened like for with only 2 or 4 or 6 numbers like:
57, 51, 98,78 You still order it from smallest to largest amount like:
51,57,78,98 Take the 2 middle numbers, add them up, divide it by 2, and there you go, you found your median!
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Oh, dude, finding the mean, median, mode, and range on a box and whisker plot is like trying to make a sandwich with a hammer. The box and whisker plot already shows you the median (that's the line in the box) and the range (from whisker to whisker). The mean and mode aren't typically shown on a box plot because they're off doing their own thing, not invited to the box and whisker party.
I personally hated these. So say you have a set of numbers. 78, 80, 81, 83 ,and 85. You need to find the lower quartile, upper quartile, and of course median. the highest and lowest points will be on the end. draw a box around the upper, and lower quartile and lines coming out from it connecting to 78 and 85.
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You have to put a line of best fit onto the graph and find where that line crosses the y-axis.
The box represents your Q1, Q2 (median) and Q3, so it is your interquartile range. The Q1 is the first box line, the Q2 is the middle one and the Q3 is the closing line. Your interquartile range basically tells you where 50% of the people are.