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Median of Ungrouped Data

The median is defined as the middle data value when all values are arranged in order. For an odd number of values, the median is the middle value. For an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle values. To calculate the median: 1) arrange the values in order, 2) determine if there are an odd or even number of values, 3) if odd, the median is the middle value, if even it is the average of the two middle values. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the median for different data sets.

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Median of Ungrouped Data

The median is defined as the middle data value when all values are arranged in order. For an odd number of values, the median is the middle value. For an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle values. To calculate the median: 1) arrange the values in order, 2) determine if there are an odd or even number of values, 3) if odd, the median is the middle value, if even it is the average of the two middle values. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the median for different data sets.

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Median

The median is defined as the middle data value in a distribution in which the data values are arranged in
ascending or descending order. As such, it is most central value because half of the values lie above it,
and half below it.

The Median of Ungrouped Data is when you have numbers in a list and have to find the middle number.
Usually, if there are an even number of numbers, the median is the average of the two in the middle.

What do you mean by median in Statistics?

The middlemost value in a given set of data is called the median.

How to calculate Median step by step?

To calculate the Median Of Ungrouped Data, data needs to be put in order. Also, one must first group
them and find the total number of items in a set. The next step is to add 1 and divide this total by two; the
answer is the data point.

For ungrouped data:

Step 1. Arrange the given values in ascending order.

Step 2. Find the number of observations in the given set of data. It is denoted by n.

Step 3. If n is odd, the median equals the [(n+1)/2]th observation.

Step 4. If n is even, then the median is given by the mean of (n/2)th observation and
[(n/2)+1]th observation.

Formula

For ungrouped data:

Median = [(n+1)/2]th observation, if n is odd.

Median = mean of (n/2)th observation and [(n/2)+1]th observation, if n is even.

Examples:
1. The heights (in cm) of 11 players of a team are as follows: 173, 158, 158, 159, 160, 160, 165, 166, 171,
170, 163.

Solution:

On arranging the variates in ascending order, we get 158, 158, 159, 160, 160, 163, 165, 166, 170, 171,
173

There are 11 variates, and the number is odd.

Therefore, median = [(11+1)2]th

variate = 6th

variate = 163

2. Find the median of the first ten even numbers

First ten odd integers = 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20

The number of variates = 10

Since n is even, we take two numbers in the middle, add them, and then divide by 2.

So, 10+12=22. We get 11 by dividing 22 by 2. So, the median is 11.

3. Find the median of the first five odd integers. If the sixth odd integer is also included, find the
difference of medians in the two cases.

Solution:

Writing the first five odd integers in ascending order, we get

1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

The number of variates = 5, which is odd.

Therefore, median = 5+125+12th variate = 3th variate = 5.

4. If the median of 17, 13, 10, 15, x happens to be the integer x then find x.
Solution:

There are five (odd) variates. So, 5+1/2^th

variate, i.e., 3rd variate when written in ascending order will the median x.

So, the variates in ascending order should be 10, 13, x, 15, 17.

Therefore, 13 < x < 15.

But x is an integer. So, x = 14.

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