Question

What is the median?

(a) Difference between higher half and lower half of the data set

(b) Mean of the highest and lowest number in a data sample

(c) Value separating higher half from the lower half of a data sample

(d) Difference between the highest and lowest number.

This question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Statistics topic in section Statistics of Mathematics – Class 10

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) Value separating higher half from the lower half of a data sample

The explanation: In statistics, the Median is also called the ‘Middle Value’ as it is the value that separates the Highest half from the lower half of a data sample.