Question

Find the Median of the following data:
12,17, 3,14, 6, 9,8,15,20

Answer 1

Arranging the data in ascending order, we get
3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20
Here, n = 9 (odd)
Hence, 
Median = `(("n" + 1)/2)^"th" "item"`
= `((9 + 1)/2)^"th" "item"`
= 5^th item 
= 12.