Question

Find the median of the following sets of numbers.
25, 11, 15, 10, 17, 6, 5, 12.

Answer 1

25, 11, 15, 10, 17, 6, 5, 12
Arranging the data in ascending order,
5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 25
Here N = 8

∴ `("N"/2)^"th"`term

= `(8/2)`
= 4^th term
= 11

`("N" / 2 + 1)^"th"`term
= 4 + 1
= 5^th term
= 12

∴ Median
= `(11 + 12)/(2)`

= `(23)/(2)`
= 11.5
Or
Median = 11.5.