Question

Median is defined as:

• A. the data which is the largest in a data set.
• B. the data which lies in the middle of an organised data set.
• C. same as mean.
• D. the observation that occurs most frequently.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

the data which lies in the middle of an organised data set.

Median is defined as the data which lies in the middle of an organised data set. Median refers to the value which lies in the middle of the data (when arranged in an increasing or decreasing order) with half of the observations above it and the other half below it.