Median (Md)

Median (Md)
The median is the value of the middle item in an ordered arrangement of data. In an ordered
distribution, half of the terms are located above the median and half are below the median. The
median is a positional measure; hence, the values of the individual items in a distribution do not
affect the median.

A. Ungrouped Data:

Ex. 1 Ex. 2

2 2
4 4
6 6
10 Md. 10 Md.
11 11
12 32 These 2 deviants scores do
13 37 not affect the median

Ex. 3

21
20
19 Md = 16.5
18 = 16.5 + 0.67
17 = 17.2
17 interpolate
17
16
15
14
B. Grouped Data

How to compute the median for Grouped Data

1. Determine the value which divides the distribution into two (2) equal parts.
2. Thus we consider the “less than” cumulative frequency which is 50% of the total
number of cases or N.

Formula: Md = Ll + N/2 – cf i
fm

Where:
Md. – Median
Ll – Lower limit of the median class (exact lower limit)
cf – cumulative frequency
fm – frequency of the median class
i – interval size

Example:

Median – using the lower limit

Md = Ll + N/2 – cf i
fm

Data:
Class f cf NOTE:
Interval
60-64 2 2 366 x 50% = 183
55-59 12 14 Observe the “less
50-54 20 34 than frequency”
HL
45-49 32 66
40-44 36 102
35-39 58 160 cf
29.5 30-34 64 fm
25-29 58 142 cumulative frequency
20-24 42 84
15-19 23 42 Ll
10-14 15 19
5-9 4 4
€N = 366
Solution:
Md = Ll + N/2 – cf i
fm

= 29.5 + 366/2 – 142 5

64

= 29.5 + 183 – 142 5

64

= 29.5 + 41 5
64

= 29.5 + 205
64

= 29.5 + 3.20

= 32.7

Counterchecking using the Higher Limit (HL)

Md = HL – N/2 – cf 5
fm

= 34.5 – 366/2 – 160 5

64

= 34.5 – 183 – 160 5

64

= 34.5 - 23 5
64

= 34.5 – 115
64

= 34.5 – 1.8

= 32.7
Activity 6
Solve for the Median (Md) (Use the Ll and HL)

Class Interval f
125-129 4
120-124 2
115-119 5
110-114 10
105-109 19
100-104 15
95-99 13
90-94 10
85-89 15
80-84 3
75-79 3
70-74 1
€N = 100
 Lesson 4
Weighted Mean (WX)

Weighted Mean (WX) is used when the variable are presented in a Likert’s scaling.

Example:

Problem: To what extent do teachers encounter the following problems?

Given:
5 4 3 2 1
Verbal
Problems VS S MS SS NS WX
Description
f f f f f
1. Truancy 71 45 44 54 31 3.29 MS
2. Absenteeism 117 52 44 27 5 4.02 S
3. Malnutrition 112 79 49 5 0 4.22 VS
4. Non - readers 130 58 50 6 1 4.27 VS
5. Non - numerates 133 49 46 14 3 4.20 S
Scale: (NOTE: This is standard scaling)
Legend: 4.21 – 5.00
VS – Very Serious 3.41 – 4.20
S – Serious 2.61 – 4.20
MS – Moderately Serious 1.81 – 2.60
SS – Slightly Serious 1.00 – 1.80
NS – Not Serious at all

Solution:
Problem 1 on Truancy N = 245

(71 x 5) + (45 x 4) + (44 x 3) + (54 x 2) + (31 x 1)

355 + 180 + 132 + 108 + 31 = 806

806 = 3.29 Formula: WX = €fW

245 N

Problem 2 on Absenteeism

(117 x 5) + (52 x 4) + (44 x 3) + (27 x 2) + (5 x 1)

585 + 206 + 132 + 54 + 5 = 984

984 = 4.02
245

(Do the same as with Problems 3, 4, and 5)

 Activity 7
Weighted Mean (WX)

Problem: To what extent do school heads implement the following programs?

Data:
5 4 3 2 1
Verbal
Programs E VG G F P WX
Description
f f f f f
1. Brigada Eskwela 21 71 44 70 44
2. War on Waste 30 52 75 53 40
3. Adopt-A-School 33 49 83 60 25
4. ECARP 36 45 70 72 27
5. GPAK 24 59 63 68 36
Legend: Scale:
E = Excellent - 4.21 – 5.00
VG = Very Good - 3.41 – 4.20
G = Good - 2.61 – 3.40
F = Fair - 1.81 – 2.60
P = Poor - 1.00 – 1.80

Formula : WX = €fw
N

Where:
WX = weighted mean
f = frequency
w = weight
N = no. of cases
€ = summation sign

NOTE: Use the standard scale to interpret result for the verbal description.