Question

What is the median of the following data values?
98, 102, 53, 60, 22

Answer 1

Answer: the median is 60

Step-by-step explanation: It is 60 because in order to find the mean you have to put all the numbers in order from least to greatest.

22,53,60,98,102.

after doing this you have to see how many quantity of data will pair up and the one that is left in the middle is the median. In other words you have 5 data sets in this example, 22 and 102 will be a pair and so will 53 and 98 which would leave 60 in the middle with no pair hence 60 would be the median

Answer 2

Answer: 60

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Step-by-step explanation:

Sort the values from smallest to largest.

You should get {22, 53, 60, 98, 102}

The middle most value is 60, so this is the median.

If you wanted, you can cross off the outermost pair of values (22 and 102) to end up with {53, 60, 98} to help see the middle better.

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Another approach:

We have n = 5 items in the sorted set {22, 53, 60, 98, 102}

The middle-most value is in slot 3 since n/2 = 5/2 = 2.5 which rounds up to 3. The value in slot 3 is 60, so this is the median. This trick only works when we have an odd number of values.