Which of the following statements is true about the median?
A)It divides a distribution in half.
B)It may not have been a score actually in the distribution
C)Approximately 50% of the scores will be above the median and 50% below.
D)All of these are correct.

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All of the statements are correct. The median is the value that divides a dataset in half (50% will be above and 50% below). It may or may not be a score actually in the dataset, depending on the number of scores and their distribution.

Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Median