The Median of a Data Set for a Variable Is

question 124

Multiple Choice

The median of a data set for a variable is the data value that

• A) Lies in the middle of the data when the data is arranged in ascending order.
• B) Appears the most often
• C) Is the average, that is, the sum of all the data values of the variable divided by the number of observations in the data set?
• D) None of these

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