Data Management (Part 2.
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Contents
1 The Median
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The Median
Median
Definition
It refers to the middlemost value in the distribution
arranged in increasing or decreasing order of magnitude.
It divides the distribution into two equal parts.
It is denoted by xe
Properties of the Median
1 Like the mean, the median also exists in any
distribution.
2 The value of the median is also unique.
3 This is positional measure.
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The Median
Median
Formula of Ungrouped Data
If n is odd,
x
e = X n+1
2
If n is even,
X n2 + X n2 +1
x
e=
2
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The Median
Median of Ungrouped Data
Example 1 :
Find the median of the following values:
21, 10, 36, 42, 39, 52, 30, 25, 26
Solution:
First, arrange the values in ascending order.
10, 21, 25, 26, 30, 36, 39, 42, 52
Then solve for the median. Since n = 9 which is odd, we
will use the formula:
x
e = X n+1
2
x
e = X 9+1 = X 10 = X5
2 2
The median of the set of data is the 5th value which is 30.
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The Median
Median of Ungrouped Data
Example 2 :
On ten days, a bank had 18, 13, 15, 12, 8, 3, 7, 14, 16
and 3 foreign currency transactions. Find the median.
Solution:
First, arrange the values in ascending order.
3, 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18
Then solve for the median. Since n = 10 which is even, we
will use the formula:
X n2 + X n2 +1 X 10 + X 10 +1 X 5 + X6
x
e= = 2 2
=
2 2 2
The median of the set of data is the average of the 5th and
the 6th values.
12 + 13
x
e= = 12.5
2
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The Median
Median of Grouped Data
Formula
n
− <cf
e = Xlb + 2
x (c)
fm
where:
n
- refers to the locator of the median
2
Xlb - refers to the lower boundary of the median class
<cf - the cumulative frequency before the median class
f m - frequency of the median class
c - size of the class interval
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The Median
Median of Grouped Data
Example 3 : Determine the median of the distribution
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The Median
Median of Grouped Data
Example 3 : Determine the median of the distribution.
Solution: Step:
1 Determine the total frequency: n = 150
2 Construct the <cf. (Recall: To construct <cf, add the
frequencies starting from the lowest class. See table on
the next slide.)
n 150
3 Determine the locator: = = 75.
2 2
4 Determine the median class. The median class is the
n
class with the least <cf greater than = 75. In this
2
example, the median class is 50-59 (with <cf = 89).
5 Determine the lower boundary of the median class.
Since the median class is 50-59, therefore Xlb = 49.5
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The Median
Median of Grouped Data
Example 3 :
Solution: [Continuation...]
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The Median
Median of Grouped Data
Example 3 : Determine the median of the distribution.
Solution: Step: [Continuation...]
6 Detemine the cumulative frequency before the median
class. It is the cumulative freqeuncy of the lower class
next to the median class. In this example, <cf = 47
7 Determine the frequency of the median class. Since the
median class is 50-59, f m = 42
8 The class width or class size (c) is 10.
9 Solve the median of the grouped data.
n
− <cf
75 − 47
x
e = Xlb + 2 (c) = 49.5 + (10)
fm 42
x
e = 56.17
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