What is the Mathematical meaning of the median?

Answer 1

The median is the middle value in a set of data. It is the value that separates the higher half of the data from the lower half. If there is an even number of data points, the median is the average or mean of the two middle values. If there is an odd number, just arrange the data in order from smallest values to largest and the middle one is the median.

Answer 2

the number in the center of all the list of numbers

1-2-3 answer 2

1-2-3-4 answer 2-3

You must first order the list of numbers from smallest to greatest. If the number of numbers is odd, then take the middle number. If the number of numbers is even, then take the two middle numbers, add them together, and divide by two.

For example: 3 4 2 1 7

First determine that there is an odd number of numbers.

Order the numbers.

1 2 3 4 7

Take the middle number, which is 3, which is the median.

Example #2: 1 5 2 3 9 8

Because there is an even number of numbers, take the two middle numbers after ordering.

1 2 3 5 9 8

The two middle numbers are 3 and 5.

Add the two middle numbers together and divide by 2.

(3+5)/2= 8/2=4

4 is the median.