2006-10-03 08:29:26 · 9 answers · asked by psomas2005 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
median is diferent from mean. median is when you order numbers from smallest to the largest and the number that fall right in the middle is your median. If you have two middle numbers then you get their average and it will be your median
2,4,6,14,35,45,67,80,100
the fifth 35 is your median.
2006-10-03 08:36:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have a list of numbers, all arranged from smallest to largest, or vice-versa, the median is the number that falls exactly in the middle. i.e. 2, 4, 6, the median is 4.
But for an even number of items in the list, you have to take the average of the two middle numbers. i.e., 1, 3, 5, 6. The median falls between 3 and 5, so we get the average of those, which is 4.
Hope this helps! :-)
2006-10-03 08:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the middle value of a set of data (as opposed to the mean or average value).
ie 1, 6, 8, 9, 10,12,24
The median is 9
2006-10-03 08:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bill N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a list of numbers....
1 Put them in ascending numerical order
2 Find the one in the middle - it's the median
3 If you have two numbers in the middle, add them together and half the answer to find the median
2006-10-03 08:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Glenn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the median is the middle number of a set of values,
u ryt the numbers in asscending order and then select the middle value,,, if ther is an even set of values, then you select the middle 2 values,, add those together,, and divided the answer by 2,,
2006-10-04 08:55:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an avarage, the middle number in a set of numbers when in numerical order:
ie
3,7,7,5,2,9,3,5,9,
arrange
2,3,3,5,5,7,7,9,9,
5 is the median, as its in the middle
2006-10-03 09:29:54 · answer #6 · answered by mattb77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a type of numerical average.
2006-10-03 08:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by squirrellondon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the opposite to the meridan. they are graph lines
2006-10-04 08:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by magiclady2007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the middle of whatever you're looking at.
2006-10-03 08:34:47 · answer #9 · answered by The Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋