Find the median of the data set: 56, 60, 60, 40, 60, 75, 40, 25, 53, 34, 62, 76

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Answer 1

Arranging the data set in ascending order: 25, 34, 40, 40, 53, 56, 60, 60, 60, 62, 75, 76

The median is the middle value, so we have an even number of values (12), therefore we take the average of the two middle numbers:

Median = (56 + 60) / 2 = 58

Another answer would be to notice that there are 3 values of 60 in the data set, so the median can also be considered as 60.