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Measures Of Central Tendency

Question
CBSEENST11024209

Calculate the median of following data:

145, 130, 200, 210, 198, 234, 159, 160, 178, 257, 260, 300, 345, 360 and 390.

Solution

By arranging data we get the following data:

130, 145, 159, 160, 178, 198, 200, 210, 234.1 257, 260, 300, 345, 360 and 390.

Median    =  Value of   N + 1 item
                                          2
              =    15 + 1
                         2
              = Value  of 8th  item
Value if 8th item  =  210