Der Median
Example: Der Median zeigt den mittleren Wert in der Datenreihe.
Definition
"Der Median" in research refers to the middle value in a data set when the numbers are arranged in order. It separates the higher half from the lower half, providing a measure of central tendency that is less affected by extreme values than the mean.
Etymology
The word "der Median" comes from the Latin 'medianus,' meaning 'in the middle.' It was adopted into German scientific language to describe the middle value in statistics. Did you know? The term 'median' has been used since the 19th century to represent this central point in data.
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"Der Median" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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