The marks (out of 15) obtained by 20 students in a science test are listed below:
7, 10, 13, 4, 2, 8, 9, 12, 7, 2, 0, 3, 1, 15, 6, 5, 14, 11, 8, 15
The median of this data is:
A
7
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B
7.5
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C
8
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D
8.5
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Solution
The correct option is B 7.5 On arranging the data in ascending order, it becomes
0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 , 14, 15, 15
So the median will be the average of 10th and 11th values.
10th value = 7
11th value = 8
Median = (7+8)2
= 152
= 7.5