What is the median of this set of data?

362, 187, 211, 298, 331, 250, 347, 199

First you have to put all the numbers in order

187 199 211 250 298 331 347 362

then because there is two middle numbers (250 and 298) you have to add them together and then divide by two

which leaves you with: 274

Find the median of the list:

(362, 187, 211, 298, 331, 250, 347, 199)

The list, sorted from smallest to largest, is:

(187, 199, 211, 250, 298, 331, 347, 362)

The two elements in the middle of the list (187, 199, 211, 250, 298, 331, 347, 362) are 250 and 298:

(187, 199, 211, 250, 298, 331, 347, 362)

The median is the average of the two middle elements, 250 and 298. This average is:

Answer: (250 + 298) / 2 = 274