Question

the median of 5, 7, 2, 9, 8 is:
5
7
8
6

Explanation:

Step1: Sort the data

Sort the numbers \(2,5,7,8,9\).

Step2: Find the median

For a set of \(n = 5\) (odd number) data points, the median is the \(\frac{n + 1}{2}\) -th value. Here, \(\frac{5+ 1}{2}=3\) -rd value. The third value in the sorted list \(2,5,7,8,9\) is \(7\).

Answer:

7