METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
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Question
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How do you find the median of the set of numbers that are not listed in order, like 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6, 7, 8?
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Pick the number you see in the middle.
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Start crossing out at each end until you come to a number in the middle.
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Rewrite the numbers in order from lowest to highest first, then find the number in the middle.
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Pick the number that appears most often.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -How do you find the median of the set of numbers that are not listed in order, like 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6, 7, 8? Pick the number you see in the middle. Start crossing out at each end until you come to a number in the middle. Rewrite the numbers in order from lowest to highest first, then find the number in the middle.
Detailed explanation-2: -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Where the number of terms is in even. Therefore, the median of the first 10 natural numbers is 5.5.
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