Question

Is 20 the median of the data 12, 19, 20, 14.
and 16?​

Answer 1

Answer:

No its wrong

Explanation

First arrange the data in ascending order

12, 14, 16, 19, 20

Here, n = 5 which is odd.

Hence median is given by

$( \frac{n + 1}{2} )th \: \: observation \\ = \frac{5 + 1}{2} th \: observation \\ = 3rd \: observation \\ = 16$