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The middle value so half the data is above it and half the data is below it. It is often used
because extreme values tend to affect it less than other measures of central tendency.
If you have an even number of data points, the median is the mean of those two points.
( So you add the two values and divided by two)
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What does the median of a set of data tell you?
The median is the midpoint of the data set. So half the observations are greater than the median and half are smaller.
Does some quantitative data sets do not have a median?
No, they must have a median. However, if the data set is of even order, the median may not belong to the data set. For example, the median of 1,2,3,10 is halfway between 2 and 3 or 2.5 which is not a data point.
How do you get median and mode from histogram?
You can't. You can get the median and mode from the data set, but not the histogram itself.
What is the middle number in set of data?
The median. If there are an odd number of elements in the set, there is a middle number which is the median. If there are an even number of elements in the set, the median is the mean of the middle two numbers.
Definition of mean median and mode?
Mean is the average of the data set values. Median is the middle number in the data set (set up in ascending or descending order). Mode is the data value (or values) that occur the most number of times.
What is median in the set of data?
The median in a set of data, would be the middle item of the data string... such as: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 the Median of this set of data would be: 4
What does the median of a set of data tell you?
The median is the midpoint of the data set. So half the observations are greater than the median and half are smaller.
Which is the middle number in a set of data?
Median .
What divides a set of data in half?
Median
What does the median tell you about the distribution of a set of data?
the midpoint of the data set
Does some quantitative data sets do not have a median?
No, they must have a median. However, if the data set is of even order, the median may not belong to the data set. For example, the median of 1,2,3,10 is halfway between 2 and 3 or 2.5 which is not a data point.
What is the middle number of a data set called?
it is the median
What does the median tell you about the data?
The median, by definition, tells you the "half way point" of your data. Exactly half of the observations in the dataset will be less than the median and half will be greater than the median.
What is the definition of median in math?
the median is the middle number in a set of data.
What is the data set with a median of 4?
S={1,2,4,5,7}, the median is 4
What is the middle number in a set of data called?
That is called a median.
What is The middle of an arranged data set?
The median
