Question

what to do if you get median as a negative value

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Answer:

Can a median be negative?

(1) + (2) half positive, biggest negative -1 --> median is either (0 + positive)/2=positive (so not negative) or (-1 + at least smallest positive integer, which is 1)/2=0 (min value of median in this case) also not negative. Yes.

The median always exists. The median does not have to be one of the data values. The median does not use all of the data values, only the one(s) in the middle. The median is resistant to change, it is not affected by extreme values.

Negative Numbers

The sum of these numbers is 3 − 7 + 5 + 13 − 2 = 12.

There are 5 numbers.

The mean is equal to 12 ÷ 5 = 2.4.

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The mean of the distribution is the location of the value with the highest likelihood, which could be anywhere. So, yes, the mean can be positive, negative or zero.