EDUC 202

STATISTICS
 TOPIC: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
MEDIAN AND MODE

 OBJECTIVES:

1.To find the median and mode of ungrouped
data

 2. To find the median and mode of grouped data

Median Computation for Ungrouped data

Median – middlemost score of the distribution

If n is even : Mdn = ( x + x ) / 2

Data 1 : 3 , 22, 31, 12, 18, 9, 11, 8

Arrange:
x1 = 31, x2 =22, x3= 18, x4=12, x5 =11, x6 =9, x7=8, x8 =3
Solution : ( x + x ) / 2

= (x+ x )/2

= ( x 4 + x 5) /2
=
=
= 11.5
Median Computation for Ungrouped data

Median – middlemost score of the distribution

If n is even : Mdn = ( x + x ) / 2

Data 2 : 9 ,11, 21, 30, 2, 15, 5, 10, 12, 7

Arrange:
x1=30, x2=21, x3=15, x4=12, x5=11, x6=10, x7=9, x8 =7, x9 =5 x10 =2
Solution : ( x + x ) / 2

= (x+ x )/2

= ( x 5 + x6 ) /2
=
=
= 10.5
Median Computation for Ungrouped data

Median – middlemost score of the distribution

If n is odd : Mdn = x

Data 1: 12, 15, 19, 21, 6, 4, 2

Arrange:
x1 = 21, x2 =19, x3= 15, x4=12, x5 =6, x6 =4, x7=2
Solution : x
=x

=x

= x4
= 12
Median Computation for Ungrouped data

Median – middlemost score of the distribution

If n is odd : Mdn = x

Data 2: 83,76, 85, 73, 91, 81, 92, 86, 95

Arrange:
x1 =95, x2=92, x3=91, x4=86, x5=85, x6=83, x7=81, x8 =76, x9 =73
Solution : x
=x

=x

= x5

= 85
Shotcut
 1.] 31, 22, 18, 12, 11, 9, 8, 3

=
= 11.5

 2.] 21, 19, 15, 12, 6, 4 , 2

Median Computation for Grouped data

Median= ll + ( ) i
whereby
ll = exact lower limit
n = nos of cases
cf= cumulative frequency below
the assumed median
fw = frequency within
i = class size
Class f cf
limits
28-30 2 65
25-27 5 63
22-24 6 58
19-21 11 52
16-18 19 41
13-15 12 22
10-12 10 10
Total 65
 Class f Cf
limits

28-30 2 65
25-27 5 63
22-24 6 58
19-21 11 52
16-18 19 41
13-15 12 22
10-12 10 10
Total 65

 Solve for to determine where to assume the median

 = = 32.5
 Median= ll + ( ) i
 = 15.5 + ( )3
 = 15.5 + ( ) 3
 = 15.5 + 1.657894737
= 17.15789474
= 17.16