Median Mastery Worksheet

Grade 8 Math worksheet focusing on understanding and calculating the median of data sets, including finding the median with an even or odd number of values and interpreting its meaning.

Grade 8 Math Data and GraphingStatisticsMedian

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Fill in the Blanks3 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5.CCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.B.4

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MathGrade 8StatisticsMedianData Analysis

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Median Mastery Worksheet

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to find the median of the given data sets. Show your work where applicable.

1. The median is the value in a data set when the values are arranged in order.

2. If there is an even number of values in a data set, the median is the of the two middle numbers.

3. Find the median of the following data set: 12, 5, 18, 9, 15

4. What is the median of the scores: 85, 92, 78, 95, 88, 80, 90?

5. Find the median of the following data set: 23, 17, 30, 25, 19, 28

6. A basketball team scored the following points in their last 6 games: 68, 75, 72, 80, 65, 70. What is the median score?

7. A survey asked students how many hours they spent studying last week. The results were: 3, 5, 2, 8, 4, 6, 3, 7. What is the median number of hours studied?

4 hours

4.5 hours

5 hours

6 hours

8. The median is always one of the numbers in the data set.

True

False

9. If the median of a data set with 7 numbers is 20, and the numbers are 10, 15, x, 20, 25, 30, 35, what could be the value of x?