What is the median?
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The
median is the number in
the
middle of a data set that is arranged from least to
greatest. For example, the
picture shows five different priced trucks. Truck #1 is $22,000, truck #2 costs $40,000, truck #3 costs $42,000,
truck #4 costs $41,500, and truck #5 costs $42,500. To find the median of the truck prices, you must first put the
price of the trucks in order from least to greatest: $22,000, $40,000, $41,000, $42,000, $42,500.
Which number appears in the middle? $41,000.
What happens if there is an even number of data numbers and you have two numbers in the middle?
Find your answer here.
Click here for a fun mouse activity on identifying the median.
picture shows five different priced trucks. Truck #1 is $22,000, truck #2 costs $40,000, truck #3 costs $42,000,
truck #4 costs $41,500, and truck #5 costs $42,500. To find the median of the truck prices, you must first put the
price of the trucks in order from least to greatest: $22,000, $40,000, $41,000, $42,000, $42,500.
Which number appears in the middle? $41,000.
What happens if there is an even number of data numbers and you have two numbers in the middle?
Find your answer here.
Click here for a fun mouse activity on identifying the median.
What is an outlier? An outlier is a value much greater
or less
than the
others in a data set.
What is the outlier in the data values for the trucks? You guessed it-$22,000.
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What is the outlier in the data values for the trucks? You guessed it-$22,000.
To find more information and examples of the median and outlier click here.
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