Sample Statistics

The Sample Median

The Problem

The median is the middle number of the sample when the values are ranked from lowest to highest. It is used to estimate the center of a population when the population is highly skewed. To illustrate calculating the median, assume that you collected the following 4 data values:

74, 25, 89, 3

Calculate the median value of this sample, \( \tilde{x} \).

Your Answer

In the box below, please enter the sample median of the data given above, then click on the “Check your answer!” button. Please round your answer to the ten-thousandths place.

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