Example: Find the median of the following: 1, 2, 1, 5, 5 Step 1: Sort the list → 1, 1, 2, 5, 5 Step 2: Count of numbers listed → 5 (odd) Step 3: So the middle number is (count+1)/2 → (5+1)/2 → 3rd number. Therefore, the median is 2.
Example:
line segment XY
line segment YX
line XY
Example:
-4
-2
=
2
-2
-1
Example:
red ball to blue balls
3:2
2:1
3:5
2:5
Example: Find the mean of the following: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Step 1: Find the sum of all numbers → 1+2+3+4+5 = 15 Step 2: Divide total by the number of numbers → 15 ÷ 5 = 3