alleryStart learning →What is the middle value of an ordered data set called?
AThe mean
BThe mode
CThe median
DThe range
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The median
1. The data are first sorted from smallest to largest.
2. The median is the middle value of that ordered data set.
3. The mean is worked out differently, by adding the values and dividing by how many there are.
_Source: Siyavula Mathematics Grade 11 (Everything Maths, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 11: Statistics_
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