If you place a set of numbers in order, the median number is the middle one.If there happen to be two middle numbers,the median is the mean of those two numbers.We can better understand this by looking at the following examples.
Eg 1) In a number set of 111,120,130,154,162,193 ,130 and 154 are the middle numbers. To work out the median we add together 130 and 154 which equals 284. Then, divide 284 by 2 which equals 142 So our Median is 142
Eg 2) 3,5,8,4,5,6,8,2,12,16,3,1 Answer:First we need to line up the set of numbers in order 1,3,3,4,5,5,6,8,8,12,16 The middle number is 5. Therefore 5 is the median number