The ____ is the arithmetic value that occurs in the middle of a data set when organized from lowest to highest, where half the values are less than and half the values are greater than the median value.
A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) standard deviation

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The median is the value that separates the lowest and highest half of a dataset, so half the values are greater than and half are less than the median. The mean is the arithmetic average of a dataset and may be affected by outliers. The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a dataset and may not exist or be unique in some datasets. The standard deviation measures the spread of data around the mean but does not indicate the central tendency of the data.

The ____ Is the Arithmetic Value That Occurs in the Middle