5.3 - MEDIAN
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Practice Questions
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Find the median of the following data set: 5, 3, 8, 7.
💡 Hint: Sort the numbers first.
What is the median of 12, 25, 30, 11?
💡 Hint: What are the two middle values?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the definition of the median?
💡 Hint: Think about the value that separates the higher half from the lower half.
True or False: The median is affected by extreme values.
💡 Hint: Consider how the median is calculated.
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Challenge Problems
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A dataset has the following values: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 100. Calculate the median and discuss its implications due to the outlier.
💡 Hint: Focus on the sorted order of values.
Using a continuous distribution with the following intervals, find the median: 0-20 (3), 20-40 (5), 40-60 (7) where the number in parenthesis is frequency.
💡 Hint: Remember to consider cumulative frequencies.
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