Question 1089434: I am having a really hard time trying to figure out how to figure out the median of frequency distribution. I have figured out how to find the mean and mode, but I can't figure out the median to save my life.
I've looked at all the helps and how to's but I just can't figure it out. If it could be explained as simply as possible, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you so much in advance!
Value | Frequency
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625 | 14
541 | 7
603 | 8
575 | 16
580 | 5
593 | 5
Found 3 solutions by rothauserc, natolino_2017, MathTherapy:
Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The "median" is the "middle" value in the list of numbers. To find the median, your numbers have to be listed in numerical order from smallest to largest.
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541, 575, 580, 593, 603, 625
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since you have an even number of items, we take the sum of the two middle numbers and divide by 2
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(580 + 593) / 2 = 586.5 approx 587
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Note that frequency distributions usually specify a range of values for a bin(frequency count)
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Answer by natolino_2017(77)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! we need to organize the data according to the value column
Value | Frequency| Absolut Frecuency
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541 | 7 | 7
575 | 16 | 23
580 | 5 | 28
593 | 5 | 33
603 | 8 | 41
625 | 14 | 55
Median Position = (total cases +1)/2 =(55+1)/2 = 28.
So Median is 580
**Interpretation: there are 27 cases below or equal to 580 and 27 cases
above or equal to 580**
@natolino_
Answer by MathTherapy(10556)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I am having a really hard time trying to figure out how to figure out the median of frequency distribution. I have figured out how to find the mean and mode, but I can't figure out the median to save my life.
I've looked at all the helps and how to's but I just can't figure it out. If it could be explained as simply as possible, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you so much in advance!
Value | Frequency
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625 | 14
541 | 7
603 | 8
575 | 16
580 | 5
593 | 5
Place the values in ascending order, along with their frequencies
Number of values: 55 (sum of frequency)
POSITION of MEDIAN: 
IGNORE anyone who says otherwise!
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