In an editorial the Poughkeepsie Journal printed this statem

In an editorial, the Poughkeepsie Journal printed this statement: \"The median Price - the price exactly in between the highest and lowest - ...\" Does this statement correctly describe the median? Why or why not?

A. No. It describes the midrange, not the median.

B. No. It describes the mean, not the median.

C. No. It describes the mode, not the median.

D. Yes. It correctly describes the median.

Solution

By definition of midrange, it is the average of the highest and lowest scores. Thus,

A. No. It describes the midrange, not the median. [ANSWER]