Mediaanid

Mediaanid is a term originating from statistics, referring to the median, which is the middle value in a dataset when the numbers are arranged in order. If there is an even number of data points, the median is the average of the two middle values. It is a measure of central tendency, meaning it indicates the center of a distribution. Unlike the mean (average), the median is not easily affected by outliers or extreme values. For example, in the dataset {1, 2, 3, 4, 100}, the mean is 22, but the median is 3. This makes the median a more robust statistic when dealing with skewed data. The concept of the median is applied across various fields, including economics, social sciences, and data analysis, to understand typical values within a population or sample. Calculating the median involves sorting the data and identifying the middle element or the average of the two middle elements. Its simplicity and resistance to extreme values make it a valuable tool for descriptive statistics.