Question

median divides the total number of observations into parts​

Answer 1

Answer:

The median divides the entire set of observations into two equal halves, i.e., the number values less than the median is equal to the number of values greater than the median

Answer 2

Answer:

Median divides the total number of observations into two parts.

Median is one of the measure of central tendency which is the middlemost term of any observation series. It is used in probability and statistics to separate the higher half from the lower half of a data sample.

In the case of the odd number of observations, the middlemost term is the median of the observation. Whereas in the case with an even number of observations, a distinct middle value cannot be taken. So the arithmetic mean of the middle values is taken to be the median.

The formula for the median of the data x with n number of observations is given by:

when n is odd Median = $x_{(n+1)/2}$

when n is even Median = $\frac{x_{(n/2)}+x_{(n/2)+1}}{2}$

Thus, median divides the total number of observations equally into two parts.

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