Question

Please Help:What is the median of the data set?9, 3, 10, 12, 4, 5, 12, 2Enter your answer in the box. __

Answer 1

`7`

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the median of the data set.

First, we have to arrange the data values in the data set from least to greatest:

`2,3,4,5,9,10,12,12`

Since the number of data values in the data set is even (8), to find the median, find half of the sum of the two middle terms in the ordered dataset i.e. 5 and 9.

That is:

`\begin{gathered} (5+9)/(2)=(14)/(2) \\ \Rightarrow7 \end{gathered}`

That is the median of the data set.