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The median of the data 2, 6, 4, 8, 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 0, 9, 2, 5 is

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5.5

To find the median of the given data set, we first need to organize the numbers in ascending order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 12. The data set consists of 20 numbers. The median is the middle value, and since there are an even number of observations, the median will be the average of the 10th and 11th numbers in the sorted list.

The 10th number is 5 and the 11th number is 6. To find the median, calculate the average of these two values:

Median = (5 + 6) / 2 = 5.5

Therefore, the median of the dataset is 5.5.

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