Answer to Question #173087 in Algorithms for Babafemi Aloba

Question

Calculate the median and mode for the following data set: 

Data Set = 2, 9, 10, 4, 8, 4, 12 

Answer 1

The median is the middle value of the sorted data set
Sorted Data Set = 2, 4, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12 
The median = 8

The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a data set.
2 appearing 1 time
4 appearing 2 times
8 appearing 1 time
9 appearing 1 time
10 appearing 1 time
12 appearing 1 time

The mode = 4