​a) Describe how to find the median of the data. ​b) Find the median for the following group of data.   78 72 66 72 84 70 80 76   ​a) After ordering the data​ numerically, the median of this data can be found by... ​(Choose one of the answer choices​ below.)     A. removing any outliers and choosing the middle number.   B. choosing the middle number.   C. finding the mean of the middle two numbers.   D. finding the mode of the middle two numbers.

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​a) Describe how to find the median of the data.
​b) Find the median for the following group of data.
 
78
72
66
72
84
70
80
76
 
​a) After ordering the data​ numerically, the median of this data can be found by...
​(Choose one of the answer choices​ below.)
 
 
A.
removing any outliers and choosing the middle number.
 
B.
choosing the middle number.
 
C.
finding the mean of the middle two numbers.
 
D.
finding the mode of the middle two numbers.

 

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