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median

median

10 5.3
Relating to the middle value in a list of numbers or the average of two middle values
  • adjective
  • /ˈmiːdiən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mediano
  • The data revealed that the median score of students in the class was significantly improved after the tutoring sessions.
  • median income
  • median age
  • median score

They, they had some intuitive grasp of the logic behind the median voter theorem, although they didn't use that terminology.

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Examples

  • There was one item where males had a higher median score than females.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The 1960 census showed a median family income of $7,100, notably better than the state average.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Median income for those jobs will go down as well.

  • In other states, median annual numbers of similar cases and deaths increased slightly after 2002.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Firms are divided into large and small based on median total assets.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In contrast, older homeowners have substantially higher median net worth than other age groups.

    Academic text (1991)
  • HAs have a median annual income of $36,820 compared to $34,851 for AAs.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Participants had a median age of 31 years (range 18-99 years); 54.9% were women (Table 2).

    Academic text (2012)
  • U.S.-born Latinos were younger (median age 33 years) than immigrants (median age 36 years).

    Academic text (2008)
  • In 2020, the median income for families in the city was reported to be $70,000 per year.

Antonyms

125 4.2

The farthest point or highest level of something

minimum
  • Specialized
10 4.9

The lowest point on a graph where the curve reaches its smallest value

maximum
  • Specialized
4 5.5

A high point on a graph where the curve stops rising and starts falling

Compounds

median value
  • Specialized
1 3.6

The middle number in a list of numbers, or the average of the two middle ones when there are two

How Robust

median
  • Specialized
10 5.3
Winsorized mean
  • Specialized
8.9
mean
  • Specialized
29 3.5

Surface Forms

median positive

Etymology

Median comes from the Latin medius 'middle', the same root as medium and middle. So, as an adjective in statistics, median describes something 'in the middle' of a list or group of values.