Question

What is the median of $7,10,7,5,9,10$?

• A. $7$
• B. $9$
• C. $8$
• D. $10$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$8$

Since, the ascending order of the given data is as:$5,7,7,9,10,10$.
And, the number of observations is 6, which is even.
So, the median of the given data
$=\frac{1}{2}[(\frac{6}{2})thobservation+(\frac{6}{2}+1)thobservation]$
$=\frac{1}{2}[3rdobservation+4^{th}observation]$
$=\frac{1}{2}[7+9]$
$=\frac{16}{2}=8$
Hence, the correct alternative answer is (C).