Question

find the median of this data set: 16, 20, 14, 18, 17

Explanation:

Step1: Sort the data set

Sort the numbers in ascending order: \(14, 16, 17, 18, 20\)

Step2: Find the median

For a data set with \(n = 5\) (odd number of elements), the median is the \(\frac{n + 1}{2}\) -th element.
\(\frac{5+ 1}{2}=3\) -rd element.

Answer:

\(17\)