Explain the difference between the calculation of the

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Explain the difference between the calculation of the median for an odd and an even number of measurements. Construct one data set consisting of five measurements and another consisting of six measurements for which the medians are equal.

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QUESTION:

Explain the difference between the calculation of the median for an odd and an even number of measurements. Construct one data set consisting of five measurements and another consisting of six measurements for which the medians are equal.

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We have to write the median formula for calculating for even and odd no.of measurements

For odd no.of measurements the median is the  middle number of the data set

For even no.of measurements the median is the average of middle two numbers of the data set

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