What is the median of: 4, 6, 7, 9, 2000000?

What is the median of: 4, 6, 7, 9, 2000000?

(a) 7.5

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 4

✅ Correct option: (c) 7

Explanation:

To find the median, arrange the values in order: 4, 6, 7, 9, 2000000 There are five values, so the median is the third value, which is 7. The extremely large number does not affect the median, demonstrating its resistance to outliers.

10 Related PPSC Facts:

Median is middle value. Data must be ordered. Median resists outliers. Extreme values affect mean. Median is positional. Odd datasets have one median. Even datasets average middle two. Median useful in skewed data. Median ignores magnitude extremes. Median common in real-world data.