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Consider the following list of numbers representing test scores of seven students: 1515, 44, 2222, 99, 1919, 22, and 1313. What is the median of this data set?

  1. A
    99
  2. B
    1212
  3. 1313Cevap
  4. D
    1515

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The median of the data set is 1313.
First arrange the numbers in ascending order: 2,4,9,13,15,19,222, 4, 9, 13, 15, 19, 22. Since there are 77 numbers, the median is the middle (4th4\text{th}) number, which is 1313.

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1
Arrange the given numbers in ascending order.
The ordered data set is 2,4,9,13,15,19,222, 4, 9, 13, 15, 19, 22.
To find the median of ungrouped data, the values must first be placed in numerical order.
2
Determine the position of the median for n=7n = 7 items.
Position = n+12=7+12=4th\frac{n + 1}{2} = \frac{7 + 1}{2} = 4\text{th} value.
For an odd number of observations nn, the median is the n+12th\frac{n+1}{2}\text{th} term.
3
Identify the 4th value from the ordered list.
The 4th value is 1313.
Counting from the smallest value, 22 is 1st, 44 is 2nd, 99 is 3rd, and 1313 is 4th.

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Median of Ungrouped Data
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