How Is the Median Defined If the Number of Observations

question 38

Multiple Choice

How is the median defined if the number of observations is even?

• A) the average of the two middle observations
• B) the difference between the two middle observations
• C) the most frequent observation
• D) the difference between the highest and smallest observation

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