SOLUTION: Can you tell me if this is true or false THe median of a data set is always one of the data values

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Question 36413: Can you tell me if this is true or false
THe median of a data set is always one of the data values
Answer by ilana(307) About Me  (Show Source):
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False. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the 2 in the middle, which may or may not be one of the values.