document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049296>Question 1049296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A quantitative variable has 10 observations that have a median value of 15. The maximum of the 10 observations was recorded incorrectly and is changed from a value of 25 to a value of 30. The value of the new median is? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #664874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=664874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe the median will be unchanged.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the median is the middle term of the set of numbers after they have been ordered in ascending order from left to right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have 10 observations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the middle term is (10 + 1)/2 = 11/2 = 5.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the means the median is between the 5th and 6th term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the maximum value in the set of numbers has no bearing on the median.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it will be the same regardless of the value of the max term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i created a set of data that has a maximum value of 25 with a median of 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that set of data is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i used a median calculator to find the median.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the median was 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i then changed the maximum value of the same data from 25 to 30 and used the median calculator again.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the median was 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is because the median tells you that 50% of the numbers are below that value and 50% of the numbers are above that value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the fact that the maximum value changed was irrelevant because 50% of the value were still above that same value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a good reference on how to calculate mean, median, mode, and range.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://www.purplemath.com/modules/meanmode.htm\" target = \"_blank\">http://www.purplemath.com/modules/meanmode.htm</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here are the result from the median calculator i used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src = \"http://theo.x10hosting.com/2016/092207.jpg\" alt=\"$$$\" </> </SPAN>\n" );
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