Maths glossary · South Africa
Median
The middle value when the data is put in order.
With an even number of values, the median is halfway between the two middle values.
Example: The median of 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 is 8.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Data and graphs.
Related words
- Mean: The average: add all the values, then divide by how many there are.
- Mode: The value that appears most often in a set of data.
- Probability: How likely something is to happen.
- Line plot: A graph that shows data on a number line, with an X above the number for each data point.