median is usually defined to be the arithmetic mean of the two middle values. For example, this data set of 8 numbershas a median value of 4.5, that is . (In more technical terms, this interprets the median as the fully trimmed mid-range).

In general, with this convention, the median can be defined as follows: For a data set of elements, ordered from smallest to greatest,

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