Arrange Data in Ascending Order: Arrange the data set in ascending order.Data set: −7,−6,−5,−5,−2,0,0We need to sort the numbers from the smallest to the largest to find the median.
Determine Number of Data Points: Determine the number of data points.There are 7 numbers in the sorted data set.
Find Position of Median: Find the position of the median.Since there is an odd number of data points, the median will be the middle number. For 7 data points, the median is the 4th number (since (7+1)/2=4).
Identify the Median: Identify the median.The 4th number in the sorted data set is –5. Therefore, the median is –5.