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A '''median''' is the middle [[number]] in an ordered numerical [[sequence]]. If there are two middle numbers (i.e. there is an even number of terms in the sequence), then the median is found by taking the [[mean]] of the two middle numbers.
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So in an example of the following numerical values:
 
 
 
:2, 4, 5, 11, 13
 
 
 
The median is 5, as there are 2 values less than 5 and 2 values greater than 5.
 
 
 
The median is sometimes preferred as a measure of centrality over the mean due to the fact that is isn't as affected by outliers as the mean is.
 
 
 
==See Also==
 
 
 
*[[Mean]]
 
*[[Mode]]
 
 
 
[[category:Probability and Statistics]]
 
[[category:Statistics]]
 

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