Find the median of the following observations.

6, 49, 14, 46, 16, 42, 26, 32, 28

28

The correct answer is Option (3) → 28

Step 1: Arrange the observations in ascending order

Given numbers:
6, 49, 14, 46, 16, 42, 26, 32, 28

Arranged in ascending order:

$96,\ 14,\ 16,\ 26,\ \mathbf{28},\ 32,\ 42,\ 46,\ 4$

Step 2: Identify the middle value

• Total number of observations = 9 (odd number)
• Median position = $\frac{9+1}{2} = 5^\text{th}$

The 5th observation is 28.