Find the median of the following data set:
5, 2, 2, 8, 6, 3, 9
To find the median of a data set, you must first arrange the numbers in numerical order:
2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Since there are an odd number of values in this data set (7 values), the median will be the middle value when the numbers are arranged in order. In this case, the median is 5.