AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is the Median? The median is the middle number in a sorted, ascending or descending list of numbers and can be more descriptive of that data set than the average. It is the point above and below which half (50%) the observed data falls, and so represents the midpoint of the data.

Detailed explanation-2: -The median of a data set is the middle value when the values are written in numerical order. If a data set has an even number of values, the median is the mean of the two middle values. The mode of a data set is the value that occurs most often.

Detailed explanation-3: -The median is the point on the scale that divides the distribution of scores in half (half of the scores fall above the median and half fall below). The mode is simply the score that occurs most frequently.

Detailed explanation-4: -Median: The middle number; found by ordering all data points and picking out the one in the middle (or if there are two middle numbers, taking the mean of those two numbers). Example: The median of 4, 1, and 7 is 4 because when the numbers are put in order (1, 4, 7), the number 4 is in the middle.

Detailed explanation-5: -The median is the middle value when the data are ordered from least to greatest. If the number of values is odd, the median is the middle value. If the number of values is even, the median is the average of the two middle values.