Exploratory Data Analysis · Chapter 2

Question 4

2A Extremes and median · question 4 of 6

In your own words — a few sentences. Marked against 2 points.

A batch has 9 values. Using the formula that the depth or rank of the median equals (1 + count)/2, what is the depth of the median, and why does this same formula work correctly whether a batch has an odd or an even number of values?