Which measure is always the 50th percentile?

a. mean
b. median
c. upper quartile

c?

Question

Which measure is always the 50th percentile?

a. mean
b. median
c. upper quartile

c?

amistre64 · Answer

percentile and the like measure positions

amistre64 · Answer

do you recall which term means number in the halfway position?

anonymous · Answer

median

anonymous · Answer

i dont know.. @amistre64 
could you please explain?

and @k.rajabhishek  why is it median? could you tell me why so that i could understand. thanks.

amistre64 · Answer

it would do good to commit these terms to memory then; its hard to explain why they are defined as they are ....

amistre64 · Answer

50th percentile, means 50% means half; the term that is defined is number tha tis halfway, number that is in the middle position ...

anonymous · Answer

is median?

anonymous · Answer

median is defined as the middle term of the data 
thus 50 th percenile is median

anonymous · Answer

oh ok. thanks guys.

amistre64 · Answer

median is correct; it is always the number in thmiddle