Applied Mathematics · Ch 10 — Descriptive Statistics
Median
10.5.2
Median
The median is the value that splits a dataset into two equal halves when the data is arranged in order. Unlike the mean, it is not pulled by extreme values, making it a more reliable measure of central tendency for skewed distributions. To find it, you simply locate the middle observation — or average the two middle ones when the number of data points is even. This …