median
middle quantile of a data set or probability distribution
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Summary
median is a type of statistic[1]. median ranks in the top 6% of type_of_statistic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,859 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- median's instance of is recorded as type of statistic[3].
- median is a type of central tendency[4].
- median is a type of quantile[5].
- median's Commons category is recorded as Median[6].
- median's facet of is recorded as statistics[7].
- median's facet of is recorded as robust statistics[8].
- median's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[9].
- median's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/median[10].
- median's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C280079[11].
- median's different from is recorded as mediant[12].
- median's different from is recorded as median[13].
- median's different from is recorded as arithmetic mean[14].
- median's literal translation is recorded as 中央値[15].
- median's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
- median's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].
- median's P14864 is recorded as mediaani[18].
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Definition and Type
median's instance of is recorded as type of statistic[3]. Recorded subclass of include central tendency[4] and quantile[5].
Why It Matters
median ranks in the top 6% of type_of_statistic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,859 views/month).[2] median has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] median is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]