Calculate the median of: 5, 13, 36, 17, 20, 32.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Order the data: 5, 13, 17, 20, 32, 36.
- 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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