Question

The median of the observations 19, 25, 59, 48, 35, 31, 30, 32, 51 is 32 and if the observation 25 is replaced by 52, then the new median is

Answer 1

Given that,

19,25,59,48,35,31,30,32,51.

( put all of the values into order, median is the middle value).

19,25,30,31,32,35,48,51,59.

median = 32.

if 25 is replaced by 52, ie,

19,30,31,32,35,48,51,52,59.

median = 35.