Question

The median of the data 6, 12, 25, 16, 4, 19, 10, 27 is ______.

Options

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 19

Answer 1

The median of the data 6, 12, 25, 16, 4, 19, 10, 27 is 14.

Explanation:

Sort the data: 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 19, 25, 27.

There are 8 numbers (even), so the median is the average of the 4th and 5th values: `(12 + 16)/2` = 14.