The median height of a student at a high school is 5' 9". Which of the following is a good interpretation of this value?
The median height of a student at a high school is 5' 9". Which of the following is a good interpretation of this value?
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
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Median:
Median divides the observations into two equal parts. It represents the middle value for a set of observations when they are arranged in order of magnitude. The middle data value when the data are entered in ascending order is termed as median. That is, the observation is located at the middle and represents the middle 50% of the data.
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