What is the median of the data 4, 5, 7, 0, \(-3\), \(-5\), \(-6\), 5, 13, \(-4\)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 2
The median is the middle value after arranging the data in order. With an even number of values, it is the average of the two middle values.
In ascending order: \(-6, -5, -4, -3, 0, 4, 5, 5, 7, 13\)
There are 10 values, so the middle values are the 5th and the 6th: 0 and 4
Median \(\displaystyle=\frac{0+4}{2}=2\)
The median is 2.