Calculate the median of: 24, 37, 8, 11, 21, 4.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: Order the data: 4, 8, 11, 21, 24, 37.
  2. Step 2: There are six values, so the median is the mean of the 3rd and 4th: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : only the third value was used. : only the fourth value was used. : this is the mean, not the median.

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