Median Calculator

Find the median (middle value) of a data set.

Median 5

Formula: middle value of the sorted data

Step-by-step with your numbers:
1. Values used:
2. Value 1 = 7
3. Value 2 = 3
4. Value 3 = 9
5. Value 4 = 5
6. Value 5 = 1
7. Value 6 = 0
8.
9. Median = 5
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The median is the middle value, splitting the data into two equal halves.

The math behind it

Sort the values; the median is the middle one (or the average of the two middle ones). Leave entries at 0 to ignore them.

Worked example

1, 3, 5, 7, 9 → median 5.

FAQ

Median vs mean?

The median resists outliers, making it better for skewed data like incomes.