How do you find out the median in a set of numbers?
(Median is with mode, mean, and range) I know how to do them I just don't know how to find the median?
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Give me a set of numbers and then tell me what you think the median number is.
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Put the numbers from least to greatest then cross numbers out starting from the outside. So, if I had the numbers 57,8,79,58,38,29, and 42 first I would put them from least to greatest so that it would be 8,29,38,42,57,58,79. Then I would cross out numbers in this order 8,79,29,58,38,57. Now I only have one number, 42. That is your median. Now let's say that we had another number 92. We would now put the order like this: 8,29,38,42,57,58,79,92. We would cross out in this order 8,92,29,79,38,58. Now we have two numbers, and if we cross those numbers out we wouldn't have anything left. What we do now is add th two numbers together (42 and 57) and the answer to that (99), and divide by two (this would be finding the average of the two). This would find the median (in our prolbem it would be 49.5).
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i have a worksheet from my teacher that i don't really understand i was wondering if someone could help me please
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Emily 4th grade
To find the median in a set of numbers, you follow these steps:
1. First, ensure that the set of numbers is arranged in ascending order from least to greatest.
2. If the set contains an odd number of observations, the median is the middle value. For example, in the set {3, 5, 2, 8, 1}, the middle value is 3, so 3 would be the median.
3. If the set contains an even number of observations, the median is the average of the two middle values. For example, in the set {2, 7, 4, 9}, the two middle values are 4 and 7. So, to find the median, you add these two numbers together and divide by 2: (4 + 7) / 2 = 5.5. Therefore, 5.5 would be the median.
Remember that the median gives you the value that splits the data set into two equal halves. It is not affected by extreme values, unlike the mean.
If you're looking for a practical way to find the median, you can also use online calculators or statistical software to input your data set, and they will provide you with the median value.