For the given data 67, 50, 34, 24, 78, 43. What is the median?
(a) 45.5
(b) 46.5
(c) 47.5
(d) 50.5
Sol:
Arranging in ascending order, we get: 24, 34, 43, 50, 67, 78
Here, n (no.of observations) = 6 (even)
Using the median formula,
Median = (3rd obs. + 4th obs.)/2
= (43 + 50)/2
Median = 46.5