Question

find the median of this data: 38,42,35,37,45,50,32,43,43,40,36,38,43,38,47.

Answer 1

answer is 40 the total terms are 15
so we have to use the formula

Answer 2

$\textbf{Answer}$

Lets understand what actually Median denotes.

$\textbf{Median denotes the middle number.}$

To find out the median of given data,first all the numbers must be arranged in an ascending order.

Given data -
38,42,35,37,45,50,32,43,43,40,36,38,43,38,47

Lets arrange the numbers in an ascending order,that means,from smallest to largest.

$\textbf{Numbers in Ascending Order -}$
32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 40, 42, 43, 43, 43, 45, 47, 50

Total number of data = 15
We know that if there are total n number of data, and if n is an odd number,then,
$\textbf{Median = (n+1)/2th value}$.

Since total number of data = 15
=> Median = (15+1)/2 = 8th value

So when we look at the data in an ascending order,
8th value is 40

$\textbf{Median is 40}$

$\textbf{Hope My Answer Helped}$

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