How Do We Find the Median If the Number of Observations

question 122

Multiple Choice

How do we find the median if the number of observations in a data set is odd?

• A) By averaging the first and the third quartile
• B) By taking the middle value in the sorted data set
• C) By averaging the minimum and maximum values
• D) By taking the middle value in the sorted data set after eliminating outliers

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