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In the first 9 matches of a cricket tournament, the wickets taken by Jumpo are as follows:

3 2 0 1 3 0 5 1 4

Find the median of the number of wickets taken by Jumpo?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

The wickets taken by Jumpo in 9 matches are:

3, 2, 0, 1, 3, 0, 5, 1, 4

The median is the middle value when numbers are arranged in order.


Arranging the wickets in order from smallest to largest:

0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5


Total number of matches =9= 9 (odd number)

For an odd count, the middle position is:

Middle position =n+12= \dfrac{n + 1}{2}

Middle position =9+12= \dfrac{9 + 1}{2}

Middle position =102= \dfrac{10}{2}

Middle position =5= 5


Finding the value at the 5th position in the arranged list:

0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5

The 5th value is 22.

Therefore, the median number of wickets taken by Jumpo is 22.

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