ind the median and mean of the data set below:
38
,
32
,
27
,
14
,
31
,
50
38,32,27,14,31,50
Median =
Mean =
Median = 32
To find the mean, we add up all the numbers and then divide by the total number of numbers:
38 + 32 + 27 + 14 + 31 + 50 = 192
192 ÷ 6 = 32
Mean = 32
To find the median, we first need to arrange the data set in order from least to greatest:
14, 27, 31, 32, 38, 50
Since there are six numbers in the data set, the median will be the average of the two middle numbers, which in this case are 31 and 32.
Median = (31 + 32) / 2 = 63 / 2 = 31.5
To find the mean, we sum up all the numbers in the data set and divide by the total number of values:
38 + 32 + 27 + 14 + 31 + 50 = 192
Mean = 192 / 6 = 32