Question

What happens to the median of the data set below if the number 10 is added?

{2, 4, 8, 2, 7, 6, 18, 20, 24}

Answer 1

The median goes up 0.5

Explanation:

Before the number 10.

Mean x¯¯¯ 10.111111111111

Median x˜ 7

Mode 2

Range 22

Minimum 2

Maximum 24

Count n 9

Sum 91

Quartiles Quartiles:

Q1 --> 3

Q2 --> 7

Q3 --> 19

Interquartile

Range IQR 16

Outliers none

After 10 is added.

Mean x¯¯¯ 10.1

Median x˜ 7.5

Mode 2

Range 22

Minimum 2

Maximum 24

Count n 10

Sum 101

Quartiles Quartiles:

Q1 --> 4

Q2 --> 7.5

Q3 --> 18

Interquartile

Range IQR 14

Outliers none

It goes up .5.