Median is the middle most value
Let’s take an example
Runs scored by Virat Kohli are 120, 24, 48, 64, 29, 64, 71, 3, 64, 29
Find Median
First, we arrange the numbers in ascending order
3, 24, 29, 48, 64, 64, 64, 71, 120
Here, Number of observations = 10
Since number of observations is even,
3, 24, 29, 48, 64, 64, 64, 71, 120
Median = ((10/2) th observation + (10/2 + 1) th observation)/2
= (5 th observation + 6 th observation)/2
= (48 + 64)/2
= 112/2
= 56
So, median = 56
Marks scored by Satvik in his test are 48, 91, 83, 83, 95.
Find median
First, we arrange the numbers in ascending order
Median = Middle most observation = 83
We can also use the formula
Number of observations = 5
Since number of observation is odd
Median = ((n + 1)/2) th observation
= ((5 + 1)/2) th observation
= (6/2) th observation
= 3 rd observation
= 83
So, our formula is
