Question

How do you find the median of a data set when you have an even number of values?

Answer 1

If there is an even number of numbers, the median is the average of the two numbers in the middle.

Explanation:

To find the median of any set of numbers, put them in order from smallest to greatest. If a number occurs more than once, list it more than once. The number in the middle is the median. If there is an even number of numbers, the median is the average of the two numbers in the middle. For your first example, we line them up: 3, 6, 6.

Answer 2

Set them from least to greatest and remove one from each side until you find the middle number! If you're left with 2, add them both and divide by 2.

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