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Median

Definition

(mathematics, statistics) The middle value in a set of numbers arranged in order of size, or a line drawn from the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Example Sentences

1The median household income in the region rose by three percent last year, according to the official report.
2Is the median a more reliable indicator of typical earnings than the arithmetic mean in this dataset?
3The median does not shift dramatically when a few extreme outliers are introduced into the sample.
4Calculate the median of the following values before you proceed to the next stage of the analysis.
5There is a striking difference between the mean and the median when the distribution is heavily skewed.

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