Free Median Calculator
Find the median of a dataset by identifying the middle value when observations are sorted.
Median (middle value)
9.0000
Mean (for comparison)11.2000
Median (middle value) vs Value 1 (smallest)
How to Find the Median
Steps
1. Sort all values from least to greatest 2. If n is odd, the median is the value at position (n+1)/2 3. If n is even, the median is the average of the two middle values
The median splits the dataset so that half the values lie below it and half above it. Unlike the mean, the median is resistant to outliers.
Example Calculation
Find the median of the sorted values 3, 7, 9, 15, 22.
- 01Values already sorted: 3, 7, 9, 15, 22
- 02n = 5 (odd), so median position = (5+1)/2 = 3rd value
- 03Median = 9
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