Question

40, 52, 34, 47, 40, 31, 35, 48, 41, 44, 38. Find the median weight.

Answer 1

Answer:

35.5 will be the median weight

Answer 2

Arranging the weights in ascending order, we have: 31,34,35,38,40,41,44,47,48,52

Here, n=10, which is even

∴ Median weight =

2

1

{(

2

10

)

th

term+(

2

10

+1

)

th

term}

=

2

1

{5

th

term+6

th

term}=

2

1

{40+41}kg

=

2

81

kg=40.5kg

Hence, median weight =40.5kg