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Comparing Mean and Median

Question 1 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics A

Which statements are true about the median? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Put the values in numerical order before trying to find the median.
B
Median is a number that is much lower or much higher than the rest of the numbers.
C
The median is always greatly impacted by outliers.
D
The median is the number in the middle of an ordered set of values.
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The median must be calculated by finding the mean of the two middle points when there is an even number of data points.

Explanation

First, put the values in numerical order; then the median is the middle value. If there are an even number of values, the median is found by averaging the two middle values. A number much higher or lower than the rest is an outlier, and the median is generally not greatly affected by outliers.

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