GATE CS 2024 Set 1 — Question 3
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Consider the following sample of numbers:The median of the sample is
Correct answer
(A) 13.5
Solution
To find the median, we first arrange the given numbers in ascending order:The number of observations is , which is an even number.
For an even number of observations, the median is the average of the and terms.Here, . So, we take the average of the and terms. term
term Median
For an even number of observations, the median is the average of the and terms.Here, . So, we take the average of the and terms. term
term Median
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