JAMB Economics 2011 Objective — Question 4

Question 4 of 49 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Economics 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The median of an odd-numbered set of scores is the

A. A. highest value in the set
B. B. arithmetic mean of the set
C. C. most frequently occurring score
D. D. middle value in the setCorrect

Explanation

When the number of observations in a set of data is an odd number, the median is the one at the middle after arranging the data in ascending or descending order.

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