Question

find the median of 1,6,8,7,4​

Answer 1

Answer :-

• Median of the given data = 6.

To find :-

• The median of the 1,6,8,7,4.

Step-by-step explanation :-

• Here, we have to find the median of 1,6,8,7 and 4. Here the number of observations is 5, which is odd.

We know that :-

$\underline{\boxed{\sf Median = \dfrac{n + 1}{2} \: th \: observation \: if \: n \: is \: odd}}$

Where,

• n = Number of observations.

Here,

• Number of observations = 5.

Therefore,

$:\longmapsto\rm Median = \dfrac{5 + 1}{2} \: observation$

$:\longmapsto \rm Median = \dfrac{6}{2} \: observation$

$:\longmapsto\rm Median = 3rd \: observation$

Arranging the observations in ascending order,

• 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.

We see that :-

• Here, the 3rd observation is 6.

Hence :-

• The median of the given data is 6.

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Know more :-

What is median of the data?

• When the observations of a data are arranged in ascending order, the middle observation is called median of the data.