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GCSE Statistics · key term
The middle value when data is ordered; for an even number of values, the mean of the two middle values.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 2a.01, 2a.07, 2a.10, 2b.01, 2b.02, 2b.03, 2c.01, 2c.05, 2h.01, 3p.12 · Paper 1, Paper 2
The middle value of an ordered data set, or the mean of the two middle values when there is an even number of observations.
The middle value of ordered data, or the mean of the two middle values when there is an even number of observations.
A spreadsheet's AVERAGE function calculates the mean, not the median or mode.
Compare matching measures: mean with mean, median with median, and range with range.
Greater spread does not mean more observations. The median divides the ordered data into halves, but those halves can cover very different numerical distances.
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The middle value of an ordered data set; for an even number of numerical values, the arithmetic mean of the two middle values.
The middle value of an ordered data set, or the arithmetic mean of the two middle values when there is an even number of values.
The middle value when data is put in order; with an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle values.
The middle value when numerical data are placed in order. For an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle values.
The middle value of an ordered data set. If there are two middle values, their arithmetic mean can be used.
The middle value when data are ordered; for an even number of values, the mean of the two middle values.
The value that divides a distribution into two halves, with half the values below it and half above it.