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Median

Median, in statistics, is the middle value of the given list of data when arranged in an order. The
arrangement of data or observations can be made either in ascending order or descending order.

Example: The median of 2,3,4 is 3.

In Maths, the median is also a type of average, which is used to find the centre value. Therefore, it is also
called measure of central tendency.

Apart from the median, the other two central tendencies are mean and mode. Mean is the ratio of the
sum of all observations and total number of observations. Mode is the value in the given data-set,
repeated most of the time.

Mean

Mode

In geometry, a median is also defined as the centre point of a polygon. For example, the median of a
triangle is the line segment joining the vertex of a triangle to the centre of the opposite sides. Therefore,
a median bisects the sides of a triangle.

Median in Statistics

The median of a set of data is the middlemost number or centre value in the set. The median is also the
number that is halfway into the set.

To find the median, the data should be arranged first in order of least to greatest or greatest to the least
value. A median is a number that is separated by the higher half of a data sample, a population or a
probability distribution from the lower half. The median is different for different types of distribution.

Median

For example, the median of 3, 3, 5, 9, 11 is 5. If there is an even number of observations, then there is no
single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values: so the
median of 3, 5, 7, 9 is (5+7)/2 = 6.
Mean, Median and Mode Formula

Difference Between Mean, Median and Mode

Relation Between Mean, Median and Mode

Median Formula

The formula to calculate the median of the finite number of data set is given here. The median formula is
different for even and odd numbers of observations. Therefore, it is necessary to recognise first if we
have odd number of values or even number of values in a given data set.

The formula to calculate the median of the data set is given as follows.

Odd Number of Observations

If the total number of observations given is odd, then the formula to calculate the median is:

where n is the number of observations

Even Number of Observations

If the total number of observation is even, then the median formula is:where n is the number of
observations

How to Calculate the Median?

To find the median, place all the numbers in ascending order and find the middle.

Example 1:

Find the Median of 14, 63 and 55

solution:

put them in ascending order: 14, 55, 63The middle number is 55, so the median is 5

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