Is the OA wrong?

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billzhao: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 80; Joined: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:36 am; Thanked: 10 times

by billzhao » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:38 pm

I am wondering why the third statement is wrong?

There must be 7 houses sold below the median price, isn't it?

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by DeepakR » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:14 pm

Yes. I too feel the same. As the 8th value is the media and hence there should be 7 houses < median and 7 houses > median.

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