Finding Median of a Data

This is an MCQ-based quiz for GRE on How To Find Median.

The median is the middle number in a sorted, ascending or descending, list of numbers and can be more descriptive of that data set than the average.

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The medians of the following two sets of numbers are equal, andthe sets are arranged in ascending order{1, 4, x, 8} and {2, 5, y, 9}. What is y – x?

–2 –1 3 2 0

8,12,9,8,7,11,10,6 In the set above, which is larger: the median, the mean, or the mode?

Mode Median Both median and mean Mean All are equal

SetA=[−10,4,2,−14,−2] Quantity A: The mean of SetA Quantity B: The median of SetA

The relationship cannot be determined. The two quantities are equal. Quantity A is greater. Quantity B is greater.

What is the median in the following set of numbers?

16, 19, 16, 7, 2, 20, 9, 5

2

16

12.5

4.5

7

Find the median:
4,6,12,9,12,90,12,18,12,12,12,4,4,4,9,7,76

11.9

16.4

9

76

12

The grades on a test taken by 15 students are  50,70,87,95,100,34,56,76,43,88,92,76,82,45 and 65 respectively. What was the median score for this test?

89

65

73

70

76

The arithmetic mean of 2−x,3x^2,7−15x,x^2−8x+23 is −1

Quantity A: 3
Quantity B: The median of 2,x,1,4,10,82,x,1,4,10,8

One of the answers is not a real number.

Quantity B is greater.

Quantity A is greater.

The relationship cannot be determined.

The two quantities are equal.

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Finding Median of a Data
Questions: 7
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