Question

The median of the data 17, 19, 32, 24, 18, 8, 12 is ______.

Options

• 12

• 17

• 19

• 18

Answer 1

The median of the data 17, 19, 32, 24, 18, 8, 12 is 18.

Explanation:

Arrange the data in ascending order: 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 32.

There are 7 observations (n = 7), which is odd, so the median is the `(n+1)/2` = 4th term.

The 4th term is 18, so the median is 18.