Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency · Class 11 · CBSE · Commerce Economics
The following seven observations are arranged in ascending order: 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 25. What is their median?
Practice question from Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency (Class 11 · CBSE · Commerce Economics), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
easy · MCQ · Q-348BD8
The following seven observations are arranged in ascending order: 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 25. What is their median?
- A.12
- B.15Correct answer
- C.18
- D.21
Solution
For an odd number of observations, the median is the value at position . Here, , so the fourth observation, 15, is the median.
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