A football player scored the following number of goals in the $10$ matches:
$1, 3, 2, 5, 8, 6, 1, 4, 7, 9$
Since the number of matches is $10$ (an even number), therefore, the median
$= \frac{5^{t h} observation + 6^{t h} observation}{2}$
$= \frac{8 + 6}{2} = 7$
Is it the correct answer and why?

Question

A football player scored the following number of goals in the

10

matches:

1, 3, 2, 5, 8, 6, 1, 4, 7, 9

Since the number of matches is

10

(an even number), therefore, the median

= \frac{5^{t h} observation + 6^{t h} observation}{2}

= \frac{8 + 6}{2} = 7

Is it the correct answer and why?

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Data have first to be arranged in ascending -or descending- order before finding the median-Hence- option B is the correct answer-

Class Interval	$0 - 10$	$10 - 20$	$20 - 30$	$30 - 40$	$40 - 50$	$50 - 60$	$60 - 70$
Frequency	$8$	$12$	$17$	$14$	$9$	$7$	$4$

A football player scored the following number of goals in the 10 matches:1,3,2,5,8,6,1,4,7,9Since the number of matches is 10 (an even number), therefore, the median=5thobservation+6thobservation2=8+62=7Is it the correct answer and why?IncorrectAmbiguousData insufficientCorrect