Question

42,32,30,32,44,36,45,43 what is the median of this set of data ??

Answer 1

Step 1

Given;

`42,32,30,32,44,36,45,43`

Required; To find the median

Step 2

Arrange the data from smallest to largest

`30,32,32,36,42,43,44,45`

The median is the middle value in a list ordered from smallest to largest.

The number of data is even and the median is gotten with the formula

`\begin{gathered} median=(x_1+x_2)/(2)=\frac{}{} \\ x_{1\text{ }}and\text{ x}_2\text{ are the 2 middle numbers} \\ x_1=36 \\ x_2=42 \\ Median=(36+42)/(2)=(78)/(2)=39 \end{gathered}`

Answer; Median=39