The middle value of a data set when the values are arranged in either ascending or descending order.

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Options

• AMedian
• BMode
• CMean
• DDiscrete Data

• A
  89% (32)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Median is correct because it is defined as the exact middle value of an ordered dataset - when you sort values from lowest to highest (or vice versa), the median is the point that splits the data in half.

Mode (B) is wrong because it refers to the most frequently occurring value, not the middle one. Mean (C) is wrong because it is the arithmetic average, calculated by summing all values and dividing by the count. Discrete Data (D) is a type of data (countable, distinct values) - not a measure of central tendency at all.

Memory tip: Think of the median as the median strip on a highway - it runs right down the middle.

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