Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 10 6 6 11 4 10 12 10 20 13 11 31 14 5 36 36 ÷ 2= 18 **If you have an even number you have to look for that place score and the one after as well
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 10 6 6 11 4 10 12 10 20 13 11 31 14 5 36 36 ÷ 2= 18 So look for the 18 th score and… **If you have an even number you have to look for that place score and the one after as well
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 10 6 6 11 4 10 12 10 20 13 11 31 14 5 36 36 ÷ 2= 18 So look for the 18 th score and 19 th score **If you have an even number you have to look for that place score and the one after as well
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 10 6 6 11 4 10 12 10 20 13 11 31 14 5 36 So, under the cf column look for the first number that is 18 or more
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 10 6 6 11 4 10 12 10 20 13 11 31 14 5 36 18 th score: 12 19 th score: 12 So the Median is in between 12 and 12 which is …
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 10 6 6 11 4 10 12 10 20 13 11 31 14 5 36 18 th score: 12 19 th score: 12 So the Median is in between 12 and 12 which is 12 Our Final Answer!
Example 2 Finding the median with odd number of scores
Score, x Frequency, f 7 1 9 2 3 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f 7 1 9 2 3 3 6 4 22 Here is another Frequency Table
Same steps as before, a cf column must be added and filled in Score, x Frequency, f 7 1 9 2 3 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 1 9 2 3 3 6 4 22 Same steps as before, a cf column must be added and filled in
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 2 3 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 2 3 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 19 3 6 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 19 3 6 25 4 22
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 19 3 6 25 4 22 47 47 ÷ 2= 23.5 If you round this number up to the next number you get…
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 19 3 6 25 4 22 47 47 ÷ 2= 23.5 If you round this number up to the next number you get 24
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 19 3 6 25 4 22 47 47 ÷ 2= 23.5 If you round this number up to the next number you get 24 **If you have an odd number you look for that place score only
Score, x Frequency, f Cumulative Frequency, cf 7 7 1 9 16 2 3 19 3 6 25 4 22 47 47 ÷ 2= 23.5 So look for the 24 th score only **If you have an odd number you look for that place score only