Descriptive Statistics (P): Median

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Question 1

Find the medians of the following sets of numbers. Enter your answers as whole numbers or fractions, not decimals.

$\var{v_less_9a},\var{v_more_11a},\var{v_less_9b},\var{v_between_9_11},\var{v_more_11b}$ .

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$\var{v_less_4a}, \var{v_less_4b}, \var{v_between_5_10},\var{v_more_10a}, \var{v_more_10b}$

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First, put the elements in increasing order, i.e.

$\var{latex(join(sort([v_less_9a,v_more_11a,v_less_9b,v_between_9_11,v_more_11b]),','))}$

The median of the set is the middle value in the sorted list. In this case, it's $\var{v_between_9_11}$ .

First, put the elements in increasing order, i.e.

$\var{latex(join(sort([v_less_4a,v_less_4b,v_between_5_10,v_more_10a,v_more_10b]),','))}$

The median of the set is the middle value in the sorted list. In this case, it's $\var{v_between_5_10}$ .

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