What is the median of the numbers 19, 26, 17, 2, 30, 15, 24, 11, 30?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Sorted: 2, 11, 15, 17, 19, 24, 26, 30, 30. Step 2. The middle value is 19. **Answer: . Why not the others:** gives the mean; gives the largest value; takes the element before the middle.
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