Question

What is the median of the data set given below?
19, 22, 46, 24]37, 16, 19, 33
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Answer 1

23 is the median

Explanation:

arrange the letters first in increasing order to give us 16, 19, 19, 22, 24, 33, 37, 46

then count the number of numbers given (i.e 8)

(n+1)/2

(8+1)/2

9/2

4.5

i.e 4th and 5 number

add them together and divide by 2

(22+24)/2

46/2

23

that is it 23

Answer 2

23

Explanation:

16, 19, 19, 22, 24, 33, 37, 46

The median is the middle number since 22 and 24 are in the middle you get 23