Hello! I have a question about Medians! My question is: How do I find the median in a range of numbers like this:
1, 2, 5, 5, 7, 9
So I know the median would be somewhere between the two fives, but how would I find it? Or would the median be five?
Thank you!
The median would be 5 : )
Thank you sooooo much! You have no idea how helpful that was!
In a data set like that, you find the middle TWO numbers, add 'em up, and divide it by 2. (In other words, find the mean of the the two.) 5 + 5 = 10
10 ÷ 2 = 5
Since both are the same number, it doesn't matter.
Hello! To find the median in a range of numbers, you need to follow these steps:
1. Arrange the numbers in ascending order: 1, 2, 5, 5, 7, 9.
2. Determine the total number of values. In this case, there are 6 values.
3. Calculate the midpoint position by adding 1 to the total number of values and then dividing by 2. In this case, (6 + 1) / 2 = 3.5.
4. Since the midpoint position is not a whole number, the median would be the average of the two middle values. The third and fourth values in this case are both 5, so the median would be (5 + 5) / 2 = 5.
Therefore, the median of the given range of numbers 1, 2, 5, 5, 7, 9 is 5.