The median of the following data will be _________.
32, 25,33,27, 35, 29 and 30
This questions was previously asked in
SSC CGL Tier II Paper 1 (03.03.2023)
Explanation:
- First, arrange the data in ascending order: 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35.
- The median is the middle value in a data set.
- For an odd number of data points, the median is the middle number.
- Here, there are 7 numbers. The middle one is the 4th number.
- Therefore, the median is 30.
- Option 1: 22 - Not correct as 22 isn't in the list.
- Option 2: 27 - Incorrect, 27 is not the middle value in the ascending list.
- Option 3: 30 - Correct! This is the middle value.
- Option 4: 29 - Incorrect, 29 is not the median as it’s not the 4th number in the list.
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