Question
Find the median of the following observations: 42, 38,
45, 50, 48, 52, 47, 46, 44Solution
Ascending order of observations: 38, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52
Number of observations = 9 (odd number).
Median formula for odd observations:
Median = [(n + 1) ÷ 2]th term
For n = 9, the 5th term is 46.
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