The median of the observations: 12, 59, 14, 46, 18, 42, 26, 33, 22 is:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 26

The median is the middle value once the observations are arranged in order. For an odd number \(n\) of observations it is the \(\frac{n+1}{2}\)th value.

• In ascending order: 12, 14, 18, 22, 26, 33, 42, 46, 59

• There are 9 observations, so the median is the \(\frac{9+1}{2}=5\)th value, which is 26