SOLUTION: For which variables is it appropriate to use the median?

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Question 1102229: For which variables is it appropriate to use the median?
Answer by Lightning_Fast(78) About Me  (Show Source):
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The median can be represented by a 'mu' greek letter, as represented by the photograph below.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Greek_lc_mu.svg/1200px-Greek_lc_mu.svg.png

It can also be represented by an x with a bar over it, as represented by the photograph below.
http://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/mph-modules/bs/bs704_summarizingdata/SampleMeanFormula.png

The symbols I showed above have historically represented the mean, but technically, you can use any letter, greek letter, or symbol to represent it.