A measure of central tendency. The exact midpoint of a distribution of data that is ordered from highest to the lowest value.
The middle value when all values are ordered. When there is an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle values.
The middle observation in a set of data such that half of the observations are larger and half smaller than it.
"Middle value" of a list. The smallest number such that at least half the numbers in the list are no greater than it. If the list has an odd number of entries, the median is the middle entry in the list after sorting the list into increasing order. If the list has an even number of entries, the median is equal to the sum of the two middle (after sorting) numbers divided by two. The median can be estimated from a histogram by finding the smallest number such that the area under the histogram to the left of that number is 50%.
The middle reading, or 50th percentile, of all readings taken. For example, of the readings 10, 13, 9, 16 and 13 {re-ordering these to read 9, 10, 13, 13 and 16}, the median is 13. The mean (or average), is the sum of all values divided by the total number of readings (which in this case equals 12.2).
The middle number of a data set when the measurements are arranged in ascending (or descending) order.
the middle number (if there is an odd number of scores or numbers) or the average of the two middle numbers (if there is an even number of scores or numbers) in a set of data arranged in rank order
The middle number in a sequence of numbers. Also referred to as "midpoint".
is the value of the midpoint variable when the data are arranged in ascending or descending order.
of the plane dividing an animal into right and left halves.
The middle point in a set of ranked scores. It is the value that has the same number of scores above it and below it in the distribution.
The central number in a list; with equal numbers of larger and smaller items.
The central estimate in a dose estimate range. Half the possible doses are above the median; half are below it. A person's actual dose is more likely to be near the median than near the low or the high end of the dose estimate range.
The median for the month is the value of an element which exceeds half the occurrences for that element for that month over the period on record. That is, there is a 50% probability of the element being below the median value. If the values for a month are ranked or arranged in increasing order of magnitude and there are an odd number of values, then the median is the middle value. If the number of observations is even, then the median is calculated by taking the mean of the two middle values. With many meteorological quantities the mean and median values are close and the use of either values is acceptable. Although this may often be the case with annual rainfall, for shorter periods the mean can differ significantly from the median, as the mean can be influenced by an extremely heavy or light value, while the median is not. Hence the median is usually taken as giving a better description of the characteristics of rainfall.
middle value of a set of numbers arranged in order of magnitude.
In statistics the median is the point where half the items in a series are on one side and half on the other side. For example, a series of numbers might be 1, 3, 5, 7, 11. Five is at the median point. Median is not the same as average.
The middle value in a sample sorted into ascending order. If the sample contains an even number of values, the median is defined as the mean of the middle two.
Score dividing the distribution such that 50% of the scores fall above that point and 50% fall below; the 50th percentile
The “middle” number in a group of data. Unlike an average, the median is not sensitive to very high or low results. It is best used for obtaining conservative estimates about a group of data. e.g. for the group of data 1,2,3,4,5, the median is 3 and the average is 3, however, for the group of data 1,2,3,4,50 the median is still 3 but the average is now 12.
The number from a series such that exactly half the numbers are less than it and half greater.... more on: Median
The exact middle; the point which divides a set of values (numbers, scores, amounts) so that exactly half the values are higher than the point and exactly half are lower.
The middle number in a data set when the data are put in order.
This is the central number in a list of items. For example, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 9 have a median of 7.
The middle value of the population characteristic. Half the population has a value above the median and half has a value below. The median is different from the mean in that the median is not influenced much by extremes in the sample. An estimate of the mean square feet per building would be affected by the inclusion of some very large buildings and would not express square footage for a “typical” building. In contrast, the median square feet would not be so affected. For example, “Median Age of the Building” is the middle age of all CBECS buildings; “Median Hours per Week” is the middle number of operating hours of all CBECS buildings; “Median Square Feet per Building” is the middle size (in square feet) of all CBECS buildings; and “Median Square Feet per Worker” is the middle amount of the floorspace per worker of all CBECS buildings.
A measure of central tendency, the median is the middle term in a group that is ranked in order from lowest to highest. The median is less affected by extremely high or low terms in the group, unlike the "average" or "mean" (another measure of central tendency).
A median (also called the second quartile, Q2) is a midpoint of the data: that is, a point at or below which lies at least half the data and at or above which lies at least half the data.
The score of the 'middle' student in a tariff table. Half the students in a tariff table will score at least this, the other half will score no more than this.
the median of a set of numbers is defined to be the middle value when the numbers are arranged in order of magnitude.
Another form of averaging data, the median value is the middle value of a set of data when the data is aranged in terms of magnitude.(e.g. 1234567 - Four would be the median.)
The score corresponding to the point having 50% of the observations below it when observations are arranged in numerical order.
the middle-ranking member of a set of numbers: "Of the numbers 2, 3, 5, 9 and 17, the median is 5 even though the mean is over 7."
if you rank the observations according to size, the median is the observation that divides the list into equal halves.
value dividing a series into two equal parts: those of greater and those of lesser value
The middle value in a group of ranked values that has an equal number of values both above and below it. It indicates the centerline of a distribution, while the mean, or average, can be skewed by a single high or low value.
The middle value of a set of numbers, when they are sorted in ascending order. If you line five people in a row, the middle person in the middle has the median height. A median is usually a very similar number to an average, but is less misleading when a few extreme values distort the average. Take the numbers 2, 3, 5, 5, and 20. There are 5 numbers, and the total is 35, so the average is 7 - but only one of the 5 numbers is above 7. The median is 5, and is less distorted by the presence of the top figure of 19.
A measure of central tendency that is the value in a set of numbers that falls exactly in the half-way point between the lowest and highest values. go to glossary index
The middle value of a set of values, where half of the measured group is above this value and half is below.
The number in a set which has an equal number of values greater-than and less-than itself.
The middle value of an ordered set of numerical data. For example, the median value of the set {5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11,13} is 10.
The middle number in a sequence (eg, 4 is the median of 1, 3, 4, 8, 9); the average of the sum of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of values (eg, 3.5 is the median of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
The middle value of a series of values. Of the series 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 the median is 3, the average is 4. The median is used because it is less influenced by extreme values than the average
One of several statistics that describe the central tendency in a group. Other measures of central tendency include the mean and the mode. The median is the middle value of all measures in a group. Generally, the number of people in the group with values above the median will equal the number with values below the median. To achieve this, the median might need to be a fictitious value. The median number of legs in a group made up equally of hens and cows is three.
The middle value in a set of a data.
the middle value in a data set; that is, just as many values are greater than the median and less than the median value
The median of a set of data is one way of finding the 'middle' of the data. To findthe median, put all the data in a list in order of size, and pick the piece of datawhich is half way through the list. If there is an even number of values, the medianis half way between the middle pair of values.
The median is that value of the variable which divides the total frequency into two halves.
The middle reading in a series.
See measure of central tendency.
The value of the middle observation. Place the data in order of the size of the observations (rank it). The median is the value of the observation that is halfway along. The median is a type of average but isn't usually what people mean by 'average'.
The median is a measure of central tendency on a scale indicating where a population is centered. The median of the population is the point on the scale that divides the population in half. Half of the population will have values that are equal to or larger than the median, and half will have values that are smaller than the median.
One type of average, found by arranging the values in order and then selecting the one in the middle. see also mean, arithmetic mean, moving average, per capita.
the centermost score in a distribution of scores arranged in sequence. In even-numbered distributions with no central score, the median is either the midpoint between the two centerbounding scores or a weighted point between them.
a type of average; in a group of numbers, there are as many numbers in the group that are larger as are smaller than the median.
The number in the middle when a set of data is organized in sequential order; also known as the middle value.
The value which has half of the distribution less than it and half more than it. Estimated from data by the middle observation of the ordered data (or the average of the two middle ones if there are an even number of observations).
the value that appears at the midpoint of a distribution and divides the distribution in half.
The median is the value found in the middle of a group of values that have been ranked from lowest to highest. For example, of the group '2,4,7,10,12,' 7 is the median. The median is often used in salary surveys to measure the middle of the market.
A calculated value that divides the distribution in an area into two equal parts. One half falls above the value and one half falls below. For example, if the median age is 21, half the population is younger than 21 and the other half is older than 21.
The middle quantity or item in a series arranged according to magnitude.
a measure of central tendency, which appears in the middle of an ordered sequence of values. eg. the median wage is the point at which half made more and half made less. If you place the series in ascending or descending order, the median is the number that divides the series into two parts each containing the same number of data. When there is an even number of data, determine the two central values and take the arithmetic mean.
The middle value when data are arranged in order of lowest to highest.
A measure of central tendency, the value of the case marking the midpoint of an ordered list of values of all cases; a statistic used primarily with ordinal variables and asymmetrically distributed interval-ratio variables.
The outcome that divides an ordered distribution exactly into halves.
a type of average. The median is the middle number or value when all are arranged in ascending order: for example, the median of 5, 6, 14, 15 and 45 is 14. Where there is an even number of values, the arithmetic mean of the two middle values is calculated: for example, the median of 5, 6, 7, 8, 14 and 45 is (7 + 8) ÷ 2 = 7.5.
With stipules adnate to petiole with free part of stipules near middle of petiole.
The middle number or center value of a set of data in which all the data are arranged in sequence.
the middle measure in an ordered distribution.
An average value calculated as the middle value in a set of data when all results are arranged from lowest to highest.
The exact middle of a set of scores. Half the scores are above and half are below the median. Also see central tendency.
the middle value (or the average of the middle two values) in a set of data arranged in ascending order
The value in a distribution such that half of the values for scores are larger and half smaller than that value. EX: If 100 scores are available and arranged in numerical order, score number 49 may be 510 and score number 50 may be 514. The median would be 512 – half way between number 49 and number 50, e.g., half the scores are higher and half lower than 512. The median is the 50 th percentile score. [See also mean, mode, percentile
the middle value for an ordered set of n values; represented by the central value when n is odd or by the average of the two most central values when n is even. The median is the 50th percentile.
a value that splits the sample data of a numerical variable into two parts of equal size, one part consisting of all values less than the median and one part with all values greater than the median; most easily established if the data values are arranged in increasing or decreasing order.
The mid-point in a data set after the numbers are sorted. The median is the point where half of the numbers lie above and half lie below this value.
The figure in an array of data points that falls midway in the series between the highest and the lowest values. For example, in the series 1, 2, 6, the median is 2. (Note the distinction between median and mean.)
The median is the value that divides a distribution exactly in half. For instance, one half of the population is older than the median age, while the other half is younger.
the value below which 50% of the cases fall
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
a more useful figure than an average, which can hide extraordinarily high or low figures that can skew the average far off what it otherwise would be
a type of average that equals the mid-point of a set of numbers
(of a variable) A value that exceeds the values for no more than half the individuals and is exceeded by the values of no more than half the individuals. (of a distribution) A value such that the probability of being less than that value is no more than ½ and the probability of being greater than it is also no more than ½.
The 50% point or middle value of the population. If the values are ordered from smallest to largest, the median would be the middle value.
The middle score in a set of ordered scores.
The middle number in a given sequence, or the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers. Median is not the average of the numbers.
Measure of central tendency, giving the value of the middlemost score (above or below which half of all the scores lie). If there are an even number of scores the median is the average of the two middle scores.
the middle value of a sequential group. Generally used when mean is heavily influenced by outliers, for example, median income level.
The middle element in a set of numbers that are in numerical order.
The center score in a distribution.
The point on a scale of measurement below which fifty percent of the scores fall.
The middle number in a sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers (e.g., 4 is the median of 1, 3, 4, 8, 9).
(L. medianus, middle). Used in anatomy for structures in the middle plane. The nerve of the ventral forearm and the ventral aspect of the hand.
medius, middle), e.g., median basilar artery.
Latin medianus = in the middle.
The mid-point value of the posterior probability distribution for the parameter of interest, which is the value where 50% of values are higher and 50% are lower.
A measure of central tendency where half the scores are above and half below.
(noun) The middlemost element of a set of numbers, chosen so that most nearly 1/2 of the members of the set are greater/lesser than it. Example: For sets containing an odd number of elements, such as the five member set {2,5,3,4,6} the median is found by ordering the set elements {2,3,4,5,6} and selecting the element in the middle, in this case 4. For sets containing an even number of elements, such as the six member set {2,5,3,4,6,7} the median is found by ordering the set elements {2,3,4,5,6,7}, summing the two middlemost elements, in this case 4+5=9, and dividing this sum by 2, thus the median of the set is 9/2=4.5. See also mean.
The middle value of a data set. For the data set 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, the Median is 8.
The number that appears midway between the highest and the lowest numbers in an array. In the example array: 2, 7, 10, 25, 50; 10 is the median.
The median is the 50th percentile or the midpoint of a distribution.
The median is the income value which divides a population, when ranked by income, into two equal sized groups. The median of the whole population is the same as the 50th percentile. The term is also used for the midpoint of subsets of the income distribution, see decile group medians.
Central value when values are arranged in order of magnitude.
The middle value in a distribution above and below which lie an equal number of values.
The middle value in an ordered range of numbers. The median divides a distribution into two equal parts, one half having values above and one half having values below the middle value.
The middle number in an ordered set of data, or the average of the two middle numbers when the set has two middle numbers.
The number in a range of scores that falls exactly in the middle such that 50% of the cases are above and below it. Requires interval or ratio data
a central space, often planted, dividing opposite moving travel lanes.
The middle value in a set of measured values when the items are arranged in order of magnitude. If there is no single middle value, the median is the mean of the two middle values.
Situated in the middle; fifty percent of a population on either side.
The middle price of the sale, i.e. where 50% of the catalogue is sold for more and 50% is sold for less.
Midpoint, or the point in a group of numbers at which half are higher and half are lower.
A value in an ordered set of quantities below and above which falls an equal number of quantities.
The middle number or item in a set of numbers or objects arranged from least to greatest, or the mean of the two middle numbers when the set has two middle numbers.
A measure of central tendency. It is the mid value which divides the population in two, with half the observations falling above and half falling below. Unlike averages, medians are not usually skewed by extreme observations.
Centrally located, situated in the middle of the body
The median is an example of a descriptive statistic. It is the value that divides a set of numbers exactly in half when they are placed in order from lowest to highest. In other words, half of the values occur before the median and half of the values occur after the median. The median is often expressed as Md. or Mdn.
The Median is the 'middle value' in your list or series of numbers. When the totals of the list are odd, the median is the middle entry in the list after sorting the list into increasing order. When the totals of the list are even, the median is equal to the sum of the two middle (after sorting the list into increasing order) numbers divided by two.
The score below which 50 percent of the cases in a score distribution fall. If the distribution of scores is distorted by the presence of a few aberrant cases of little importance, the median may be a better summary description of the group than the mean. If the distribution is symmetric, the median and mean will be almost identical. The median is also by definition the 50th percentile.
The measure of central location which divides a set of data into two equal parts.
pertaining to the middle.
The median, a measure of central tendency, is the value of the middle item when the data are arranged from lowest to highest. Since New York State has an even number of counties (62), the median is computed by averaging the two middle observations, point 31 and 32. If New York City Counties' data are not available, the median is the middle observation, point 29 of the range. While the median is not sensitive to outliers and guarantees that 50 percent of the values fall on either side of the value, it may not be representative of all county percents or rates.
The number that falls in the middle between the highest number and the lowest number in a series of numbers. The median is different than an average, which considers all the numbers in the calculation. With an average, high numbers in a set or very low numbers in the set skew the resulting number and distort the picture of what the indicator is supposed to express.
The value of the middle item in an ordered set of data. Fifty percent of observations lie above and fifty percent below the median.
the number in the middle of a set of data arranged in order from least to greatest. For example, 7 is the median of {2,4,7,8,9}. If there are an even number of elements in the set, the median is the mean of the two middle numbers.
The middle portion of a butterfly's wing.
The middle score in a distribution of scores; a measure of central tendency.
The middle part of the wing.
The median is the middle value of a series of values when listed in size order. If the number of items is even the median is taken to be halfway between the middle pair of values. So taking the four friends from the 'Mean' example above, their median age is halfway between 69 and 74 - ie 71.5.
Found by arranging numbers from highest to lowest and then taking the middle one. See also average, mean and mode.
The median is a measure of central tendency and is the value for which one-half (50%) of the observations (when ranked) will lie above that value and one-half will lie below that value. When the number of values in the sample is even, the median is calculated as the average of the two middle values.
A measure of the central tendency of a series of values. The median is the value that splits the distribution of the sorted sample in half.
The middle or central value in a distribution of data ranked in order of magnitude. The median is known also as the 50th percentile.
The middle value in a distribution of numbers. For example, half of all families have an income greater than the median family income, and half of all families have an income lower than the median.
middle number in a series of numbers (for example: median survival of 10 months means that for that specific group of patients the survival varied from probably 2 months to 30 months).
The median is the number that is in the middle. All the values are put on order from lowest to highest. If there is an even number of entries the median is found by averaging the two numbers in the middle.
This measure of central tendency is used to indicate the point at which a population of observations is measured. It is the point in the distribution at which 50% of the observations will have values greater than or equal to the median, and 50% less than or equal to the median.
Type of average. The middle value of a range of values.
The value of a variable above and below which one half of the individuals in the distribution lie.
The middle number in a group of numbers when the numbers are listed in order.
the middle point of a set of ordered numbers where half of the numbers are above the median and half are below it.
The middle figure in a set of numbers.
The numerical value dividing data into two equal sets, one half being below and the other above the median. Corresponds to the 50th percentile.
The middle value in a set of numbers; if 13 numbers are arranged in order of size, the 7th number is the median
The value representing the middle number of an ordered data set so that there are an equal number or terms larger and smaller.
The item in the middle when a set of data points is ranked from the lowest to the highest, so that there is an equal number of data points below and above it.
The median is the value which divides the sequence in half, when a set of values are arranged in ascending order. eg. if the numbers were 1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,7,7 the median would be 5, whereas the average is 4.54
the midpoint in a series of numbers; half the data values are above the median, and half are below. For example, in the odd series 1, 4, 9, 12 and 33, 9 is the median. In the even series 1, 4, 10, 12, 33 and 88, 11 is the median (halfway between 9 and 12). Note, the median is not necessarily the same as the AVERAGE (or mean). For example, the median of 2, 6, 10, 22 and 40 is 10 but the average is 18.
The median is the value above and below which one-half of the observations fall.
the midpoint value obtained by ranking all values from highest to lowest and choosing the value in the middle. The median divides a population into two equal halves.
is the mid point of a set of data points. 50 percent of the values will be above the median value and 50 percent will be below the median value.
The middle value of a set of values when they are ordered by rank
the middle number in a set of ordered data (The median of {1,1,1,2,4,6,6} is 2 since 2 is the middle number when all of the numbers are placed in order. If there are an even number of numbers, the median is the mean of the two middle numbers.)
middle number in a set of numerical data when when it is arranged in (either ascending or descending) order; for data sets with an even number of data values then the middle value is a hypothetical value which lies halfway between the two middle values
The middle value in a range of responses is the median. One-half of all respondents will be below this value, while one-half will have a higher value. The median also is known as the 50th percentile. The advantage in using the median is that it is not affected as much by extreme highs or lows in the range of values, as is the case with the mean.
The central value in a group of ranked data – useful for ordinal-level data. On some occasions the median may be a 'truer' reflection of the norm than the mean – for instance average income is usually a median, since the mean is distorted by a few people with very large salaries.
The median is the middle value of observations arranged in order of magnitude. (from the BRFSS site http://www.cdc.gov/brfss) Represents the actual number of observations in a sample such as responses to a survey questions.
Statistical - the measure of central tendency that is in the middle when the values are arranged in order of size. If there is an even number of data items, the median is the mean of the middle two. Of a triangle - a line segment from any vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.
The middle value of results. (The middle value in the sequence of values taken)
Similar to Average, the median is also known as the 50th percentile. That is the value where 50% of those with a similar profile make more and 50% make less. The median is not always the same as the Average.
The value in an ordered set of values above and below which there are an equal number of values; the 50th percentile.
A point in the middle of a set of number; a sort of ‘mean'.
The middle. Like the median strip in a highway.
The middle number (or the mean of the two middle numbers when necessary) in a collection of numbers that is arranged in order from least to greatest.
(noun) The value that represents the point at which there are as many instances above as there are below. (Middle, intermediate; designating the middle # in a series.)
The middle value found after a set of values has been rank ordered. If there are an even number of values, then it is the average of the middle two numbers.
The middle value in a set of measurements when those measurements are arranged in sequence from least to greatest.
The median is a descriptive statistic, which is a measure of central tendency, or average, around which the data clusters. It is the middle value when data in a sample is arranged in order. It is appropriate for data measured at least at ordinal level.
The point on a scale that divides a group into two equal subgroups. Another way to represent a group's scores with a single, typical score. The median is not affected by low or high scores, as is the mean.
Word used in statistics and trial results. Means the middle number in a series, for example, if five children are aged 2, 3, 5, 7, and 13, the median age is 5.
the middle score in a set of scores that have been ordered from lowest to highest. (53, 646)
One type of norm measure found by arranging the values in order and then selecting the one in the middle. Therefore, half of the numbers are less than the median, and half are higher than the median.
A value in a n ordered set of values above and below which there are and equal number of other values.
The median, denoted , is “half-way point” of the data in the sense that the same number of observations is greater than or equal to as is less than or equal to it.
A statistic that measures the centre of a set of data by ascertaining the value that divides the data in half ie the middle score
The middle item in an ordered group. If the group has an even number of items, the median is the average of the two middle terms.
A measure of central tendency that divides the cases into two equal groups, half below the median value and half above 22
The middle number in a group of numbers when the group is arranged in order.
The middle score of a set of scores.
The middle score in a set of ranked scores. Equal numbers of ranked scores lie above and below the median. It corresponds to the 50th percentile and the 5th decile.
the middle value in an ordered series of numbers. As an example, if you ranked a number of stocks in order based on stock price from high to low, the stock price in the middle would be the median.
The "middle" value, or the value where half of the values are below this value, and half are above.
A statistics term. The middle value in a set of measurements.
The diameter of a particle in a distribution for which one-half the total number of particles is smaller and one-half is larger.
is a statistic which measures the center of a set of data by finding that value which divides the data in half. A technical definition is that the median is the value which is greater than or equal to half of the values in the data set and less than or equal to half the values. [6
The middle number when numbers are arranged in order of size.
The median is the middle value in a data set ranked from lowest to highest.
The datum in a set of numbers that represents the exact center of the group: half of the numbers are smaller and the other half are larger.
An estimate of the center of the distribution of the data. It is the value above and below which lie an equal number of data values when the data are arranged in increasing or decreasing order. If the count of the sample is odd, the median is the middle value. If the count is even, the median is the average of the two middle values.
The middle number in a list of ranked numbers arranged in ascending or descending order. In the state of Illinois (excluding Cook County), the median level of assessment is 33.33% or 1/3 of Fair Market Value.
The value that represents the point at which there are as many instances above as there are below (e.g., the "median" of a group of persons earning 3, 4, 5, 8, and 20 dollars a day is 5 dollars (note: the average is 8 dollars)).
A measure of central tendency. It is the middle observation; i.e., the one that divides the distribution of values into halves. It is also equal to the 50th percentile.
Here are two accurate definitions for this term: "The median is the middle value in an ordered sequence of data. If there are no tied (equal) values, half of the observations will be smaller and half will be larger than the median. The median is unaffected by any extreme observations in a set of data" (Reference: Applied Statistics: A First Course, M. L. Berenson, D. M. Levine, D. Rindskopf, 1988 Prentice-Hall Inc., p. 40)."The median is employed with ice statistics due to the ordinal nature of the ice attributes. For example, 9+/10 ice concentration is greater than 9/10 concentration and first-year ice is greater (thicker) than grey-white ice." (Reference: Sea Ice Climatic Atlas*, East Coast of Canada, 1971-2000. 2001, Kaice-Tec Reproduction Ltd., p. 7).
The middle point in a set of data. Defined as the number relative to which half of the scores are greater and half of the scores are lower.
The number that lies in the middle when a set of numbers is arranged in order. If there are two middle values, the median is the mean of these values.
The middle of a group of measurement values when arranged in numerical order. For example, in the group (32, 45, 78, 79, 101), 78 is the median. If the group contains an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle values.
The mid-point of a distribution where half of the sample are less than or equal to the median and half of the sample greater than or equal to the median.
(3) The middle value in a set of data when the data are listed in order from smallest to largest (or largest to smallest). If there is an even number of data points, the median is the mean of the two middle values. Example: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10 - the median is 4 because it is the middle value.
(1) The statistical median, which is an order statistic that gives the "middle" value of a sample. (2) A triangle median, which is a line segment from one of a triangle's vertices to the midpoint of the opposite side.
A number which is half way between the lowest and the highest in a set of numbers Development Leadership Network, Success Measures Guide Book GlossarySource web site
Statistical measure of central tendency in a set of data. The median is the value halfway through a data set where the values have been ordered from lowest to highest. In an even data set, the median is the average of the two halfway values.
The middle value in a sample, whereby half of the values are above it, and half are below it.
The value (rate of return, market sensitivity, etc) that exceeds one-half of the values in the sample and is exceeded by the other half. The median is always the middle value, as distinct from the mean, which represents the average value. For example, if five items cost £20, £80, £100, £300 and £500 respectively, the median value would be £100, whereas the mean or average would be £200.
A statistical term representing the middle value of a series of numbers when the numbers are arranged in order of their numerical quantity or value. Equal numbers of data points can be found that are greater than or less than the median. For example, in the sequence 1,3,4,7,8,10,12, the median is 7.
The middle number in a defined distribution; when looking at estimates, median refers to the estimate above and below which lie an equal number of estimates for the period indicated.
The midpoint of the range numbers that are arranged in order of value.
In statistics, the quantity designating the middle value in a set of numbers that are either in increasing or decreasing order. If there is no middle number, it is the average of the two middle numbers. Examples:The median of the numbers 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 is 4. The median of the numbers 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 7 is4.5.
This measure represents the middle value (if n is odd) or the average of the two middle values (if n is even) in an ordered list of data values. The median divides the total frequency distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases fall below the median and one-half of the cases exceed the median. (Census)
One form of the average. The middle item in a ranked order.
The middle value in a set of numbers arranged in increasing order. If there is an even number of values, then the median is the average of the middle two values. For example, the median of the set {10, 12, 14, 19, 20} is 14. The median of the set {2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9} is 5, which is the average of 4 and 6.
the middle number in a data set, with an equal number of data points of lower and higher value.
Not to be confused with average (or mean), the median is found by arranging all the numbers in a set, and choosing the middle number. If the set has an even amount of numbers, then the median is the average of the two middle numbers.
The midpoint in an array of sequentinally ordered numbers.
measure of central tendency that corresponds to the middle score.
The value in the middle of a collection of ordered data. In other words, the value with the same number of items above and below it.
the middle value, as opposed to the average value