Question

What is the median of this set of data?

362, 187, 211, 298, 331, 250, 347, 199

Answer 1

The median is the middle number in a set of data when the data is arranged in ascending (this is more common) or descending order. If there are an even number of values in the data set, the median is the arithmetic mean of the two middle numbers. Thus, the median separates the lower and higher half of a data set.

Explanation:

ascending order : 187, 199, 211, 250, 298, 331, 347, 362

answer: 250, 298 .

Answer 2

187, 199, 211, 250, 298, 331, 347, 362

`median = {( (n)/(2) + 1) }^(th) \: value \\ = ( (8)/(2) + 1) {}^(th) \: value \\ = {5}^(th) \: value \\ median = 298`