A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. None
Answer is = B
That’s correct! Out of the given options, the value that divides the data into two equal parts is:
B. Median
Here’s why the other options don’t serve this purpose:
- Mean: The mean refers to the average of all the values in a data set. It doesn’t necessarily split the data into two equal halves.
- Mode: The mode is the most frequent value in a data set. It doesn’t necessarily fall in the middle of the data distribution.
- None: There definitely is a value that divides the data into two equal parts, and the median is the statistical term for it.
The median is calculated by finding the middle value when the data is arranged in ascending or descending order. If you have an even number of data points, the median is the average of the two middle values.
For example, consider the data set: {2, 4, 7, 9, 11}. The median in this case is 7, as it divides the data into two halves: {2, 4} and {9, 11}