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Median – Worksheet A
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3. Finding the Median Value
Find the median for each set of raw data.
What is the rule for finding the median value?
Raw Data
How many
pieces of data?
Middle Number(s)
(Median)
Median Position
(1st, 2nd, 3rd?)
1, 3, 6 3
2nd
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6
3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10, 11
2, 4 2
2 & 4
1.5th
3, 4, 4, 5
3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8
2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9
5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12
5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 11,
11, 12, 13, 13 21 34 50
𝑛 pieces of data 𝑛
If the Median is between two values, what should we do?
A) Take the highest value?
B) Take the lowest value?
C) Take both values?
D) Take the mean of the values?

4. Finding the Median Value
Find the median for each set of raw data.
What is the rule for finding the median value?
Raw Data
How many
pieces of data?
Middle Number(s)
(Median)
Median Position
(1st, 2nd, 3rd?)
1, 3, 6 3
2nd
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5
3rd
2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7 7 6
4th
1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6 9 4
5th
3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10, 11 11
6th
2, 4 2
2 & 4
1.5th
3, 4, 4, 5
4 & 4
2.5th
3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8
4 & 5
3.5th
2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9 8
6 & 7
4.5th
5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12 10
8 & 9
5.5th
5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 11,
11, 12, 13, 13 12
10 & 11
6.5th 21
11th 34
17.5th 50
25.5th
𝑛 pieces of data 𝑛
𝑛+1 2
Answers
If the Median is between two values, what should we do?
A) Take the highest value?
B) Take the lowest value?
C) Take both values?
D) Take the mean of the values?

5. Finding the Median Value Finding the Median Value
Find the median for each set of raw data.
What is the rule for finding the median value?
Find the median for each set of raw data.
What is the rule for finding the median value?
Raw Data
How many
pieces of data?
Middle Number(s)
(Median)
Median Position
(1st, 2nd, 3rd?)
1, 3, 6 3
2nd
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6
3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10, 11
2, 4 2
2 & 4
1.5th
3, 4, 4, 5
3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8
2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9
5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12
5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 11,
11, 12, 13, 13 21 34 50
𝑛 pieces of data 𝑛
Raw Data
How many
pieces of data?
Middle Number(s)
(Median)
Median Position
(1st, 2nd, 3rd?)
1, 3, 6 3
2nd
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6
3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10, 11
2, 4 2
2 & 4
1.5th
3, 4, 4, 5
3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8
2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9
5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12
5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 11,
11, 12, 13, 13 21 34 50
𝑛 pieces of data 𝑛
If the Median is between two values, what should we do?
If the Median is between two values, what should we do?
A) Take the highest value?
B) Take the lowest value?
C) Take both values?
D) Take the mean of the values?
A) Take the highest value?
B) Take the lowest value?
C) Take both values?
D) Take the mean of the values?

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