The median is a measure of central tendency that represents the middle value in a set of numbers. To find the median, you first arrange the numbers in ascending order. If there is an odd number of values, the median is the middle one. If there is an even number, the median is the average of the two middle numbers. This makes the median a useful way to understand data, especially when there are outliers that could skew the average. For example, consider the set of numbers 3, 5, 7, 8, 12. The median is 7, as it is the middle value. In contrast, if we have the set 3, 5, 7, 8, 100, the median is still 7, even though