132k views
1 vote
What is the median of the data 25,24,21,76,78,78,77,90,99

User Zawisza
by
7.3k points

2 Answers

3 votes
The median of the data is 77
User Lancepants
by
7.7k points
6 votes

Answer:

Median = 77

Explanation:

25,24,21,76,78,78,77,90,99

The median of a data set can be thought of as the 'middle' number when they have been ordered from highest to lowest. Hence, this ordering is our first step:

21, 24, 25, 76, 77, 78, 78, 90, 99

Now, the easiest way to find the medium is simply to cancel one number from each side until there is only one left. Hence:

24, 25, 76, 77, 78, 78, 90

25, 76, 77, 78, 78

76, 77, 78

77

The median of this data set is 77

Hope that helps!

User Jisang Yoo
by
6.8k points