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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.
What is the median of the lower half of a data set called?
It is the lower quartile.
Why the median of a set of data does not have to be one of the numbers in the set of data?
Because, if there is an even number of results in the set of data, the mean must be calculated by finding the half-way point between the two central numbers.
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.
The upper quartile of the data set?
the upper quartile is the median of the upper half of a set of data. ;p
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.
What divides a set of data in half?
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.
The middle number in a set of data showing that half of the data falls and half comes after it?
median
How do you solve a third quartile?
Roughly speaking, finding the third quartile is similar to finding the median. First, use the median to split the data set into two equal halves. Then the third quartile is the median of the upper half. Similarly, the first quartile is the median of the lower half.
What is the median of the lower half of a data set called?
It is the lower quartile.
What information is viewed on a box and whisker plot?
It is an overview of the distribution of a data set. The values that are plotted are:the minimum,the lower quartile (a quarter of the data points are smaller),the median (half the data points are smaller),the upper quartile (a quarter of the data points are larger),the maximum.
How do you use median in maths?
The median is a measure of central tendency. In a set of data, it is the value such that half the observed values are larger and half are smaller.
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 is the median of two and one half?
The median of a data set comprising only one value is that value. So the median of 2.5 is 2.5.
How do you find the inner and outer quartiles?
To find the inner quartiles (Q1 and Q3), first arrange your data in ascending order. Q1 is the median of the lower half of the data, and Q3 is the median of the upper half. The inner quartiles divide the data into four equal parts. The outer quartiles also known as the minimum and maximum values, are the smallest and largest values in the data set.
