If a data set has an even number of observations, then the median:
A)is the value of the middle item
B)is the average of the values for the middle two items when all of the items are arranged in ascending order
C)must be equal to the mean
D)is equal to the mode
E)none of the above

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When a data set has an even number of observations, the median is calculated by taking the average of the two middle numbers after arranging all the observations in ascending order. Choices A, C, and D are not necessarily true in this context.

If a Data Set Has an Even Number of Observations