median for 8,12,9,14,17,10,8
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In ascending order the numbers are 3, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 19, 27. There are 10 total numbers, so the 5th and 6th numbers are used to figure the median. (8+9)/2 = 8.5
If there were 9 numbers in the series rather than 10 you would take the 5th number and would not need to average the 2 middle numbers. The 2 middle numbers only need to be averaged when the data set has an even number of data points in it.
Step-by-step explanation:
First, arrange the numbers in ascending order. There are 8 numbers in the set -- an even number. So, find the average of the middle two numbers, 10 and 24 . So, the median is 17
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