Find the median of the given data
9,3,7,2,5,4
Solution:
First, arrange the numbers in ascending or descending order.
Here, let's take in ascending order: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
The total number of terms is 6, which is even.
Therefore, there are two numbers in the middle, which are at (6/2)th and (6/2 +1)th positions.
That is at the 3rd and 4th positions which are 4 and 5.
If the number of terms is even, the median is the mean of the two middle numbers.
Median = 4 + 5
2
= 9
2
= 4.5