MEDAL AND FAN

What is the median of the data set?

{16, 15, 17, 19, 12, 11, 14, 14, 13, 11, 18, 15}

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MEDAL AND FAN

What is the median of the data set?  
 
{16, 15, 17, 19, 12, 11, 14, 14, 13, 11, 18, 15}

winsteria · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Step 1) sort the numbers from smallest to largest

Step 2) cross off the numbers in pairs starting from the outside and work your way in until you reach the two middle values. Average those two middle values to get the median

winsteria · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

similar example

find the median of {3,1,7,9,15,12}

step 1) sort the values: 1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 15

step 2) cross off the outer pairs of numbers like shown below

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