CA Foundation P3 · Chapter 14 · Question 2 of 10
The median of 23, 11, 37, 19, 42, 28 is:
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A) 25.5
Explanation
Arranged in ascending order: 11, 19, 23, 28, 37, 42. With n = 6 (even), the median is the average of the 3rd and 4th values: (23 + 28)/2 = 25.5. 26.67 is the mean (160/6).
More Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion MCQs
- Q4For the distribution below, the median is (to two decimals): Class: 0–10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40, 40–50 Frequency: 5, 8, 12, 10, 5
- Q5For the distribution below, the mode is (to two decimals): Class: 0–10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40, 40–50 Frequency: 5, 8, 12, 10, 5
- Q6The largest and smallest values of a data set are 80 and 20. The coefficient of range is:
- Q7The standard deviation of the observations 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, taking them as the whole population (divisor n), is (to two decimals):
- Q8A distribution has mean 50 and standard deviation 8. The coefficient of variation is: