BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Median
- the value that divides a set of ranked observations into two parts of equal size
Wiktionary Definition for: Median
- statistics The measure of central tendency of a set of n values computed by ordering the values and taking the value at position ( n + 1) / 2 when n is odd or the arithmetic mean of the values at positions n / 2 and ( n / 2) + 1 when n is even.
- The area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic in the United States. This area is often covered with vegetation, but also may be covered in concrete and possess traffic accident safety devices such as guardrails.
- Having the median as its value.
- environmental
Additional Resources
- Moore County has the region's oldest median age and Orange, home of UNC Chapel Hill, the youngest.(Brief Article)
- Moore County has the region's oldest median age and Orange, home of UNC Chapel Hill, the youngest Median age Moore ...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- U.S. venture-backed valuations in 2005 reach highest annual level since 2001 at $15.2 million; Median valuations climb to *4.1 million in Europe, the highest median since 2002, according to Dow Jones VentureOne.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2006-DOW JONES: U.S. venture-backed valuations in 2005 reach highest annual level since 2001 at $15.2 million; Median valuations climb to *4.1 million in Europe, the highest median since 2002, according to Dow Jones VentureOneC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28022006 ...
- Research articles 2006-02-28
- 2001 not-for-profit hospital median ratios remain flat - In the News
- Most 2001 median ratios for not-for-profit hospitals and health systems remained flat or equal to the ratios in 2000. The 2001 median operating margin of 1.5 percent, however, signifies continued and steady improvement in operations and shows an upward trend in profitability over the median operating margins of 1.0 percent...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Median Housing Prices Poised to Fall Back Below $200K
- Trader Mark submits: Last December, I wrote about how out of whack home prices had gotten versus incomes - the traditional range was 2.6-3.0x income for median home price. We tagged just under 4.0x at the height of the bubble in 2006. [Dec 6: What Should...
- External links 2008-11-18
- International median tops EAFE
- Paul G. Barr The median international equity manager in Pensions & Investments' Performance Evaluation Report handily outperformed the EAFE benchmark for the one-year period ended March 31. The median international equity manager returned 8.4% in the period, while the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Australasia...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Fitch: CCRC Excess Margin Median Lowest Ever Recorded
- Business Editors The excess margin median for all investment-grade continuing care retirement communities CCRCs rated by Fitch Ratings was only 2.0% in 2001, the lowest recorded by the rating agency in its history of compiling CCRC medians and represents a 57% decline from the 2000 median. Fitch today published...
- Research articles 2002-07-17
- Rhode Island Condo Median Sale Price Rises 3.5 Percent in 2006, Despite Decline in Sales Throughout Housing Market, The Warren Group Reports
- Single-Family Home Median Sale Price Falls Less Than 1 Percent, Bolstered by Strong First Half of Year BOSTON -- Condominium sale prices were a bright spot in Rhode Island's housing market in 2006, despite sales that declined 6.2 percent from 2005. The median price of single-family homes remained fairly...
- Research articles 2007-02-12
- Pierce County, Wash., median home price approaches $200,000.
- By C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 5--Like the temperatures forecast for this coming weekend, prices of homes in Pierce County continue to sizzle and climb. In July, the median price of a Pierce County...
- Research articles 2004-08-05
- Existing house sales, median price decline in sluggish Northeast region. (National Association of Realtors report)
- Existing house sales, median price decline in sluggish Northeast region WASHINGTON UPI -- Sales of existing homes slid in the Northeastern part of the United States during the second quarter, but declined only slightly nationwide during that perioExisting house sales, median price decline in...
- Research articles 1990-08-13
- Comerica Bank's annual survey says 20.6 weeks of median family income was needed to buy an average-priced new vehicle.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
- * Comerica Bank's annual survey says 20.6 weeks of median family income was needed to buy an average-priced new vehicle during the fourth quarter of last year. In the year-prior quarter, an average-priced ... * Comerica Bank's annual survey says 20.6 weeks of median...
- Research articles 2005-03-03
- Bright spots: small cap, value; Median global equity fund underperforming benchmark, S&P report says.(World News)(Standard and Poor's Corp.)(small capitalization stocks)(Industry Overview)
- Byline: Phyllis Feinberg Global funds are among the casualties of the protracted bear market, according to the latest analysis of European and offshore funds published by the London office of Standard & Poor's Corp. The median global equity Byline: Phyllis...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- Funding levels at 80%: Median pension fund lost 9% in 3rd quarter, according to Mercer study.(Mercer Investment Consulting surveys)
- Byline: Adin Bookbinder NEW YORK - The median corporate and public pension funds lost more than 9% in the third quarter, and more than 13% for the year to date through Sept. 30, a Mercer Investment Consulting survey found. Endowments and foundat...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Announces New Real Estate Index Futures on National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Median Prices
- The CBOE Futures Exchange CFE announced today that it plans to launch National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Median Price futures contracts. Through a licensing agreement with the National Association of Realtors NAR, CFE has created five new futures contracts designed to track the median price of existing-home sales...
- Research articles 2006-03-17
- By the numbers. (The Week That Was).(median age of broadcast television viewers increases)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
- The median age across the six broadcast networks for the just-ended season was 44.9 years, says media-buying firm MagnaGlobal USA. That's up almost three years from the 1997-98 season. NBC and ABC have aged the most, both up about five years on ave The...
- Research articles 2002-07-22
- Orange County, Calif., Home Sales Continue Upward; Median Prices Dip.(Originated from The Orange County Register, Calif.)
- Jul. 9--Orange County home sales rose in June for the sixth consecutive month, but median prices fell slightly, hurt by declines in condominium and new-home prices. Jul. 9--Orange County home sales rose in June for the sixth consecutive month, but median prices fell slightly, hurt by...
- Research articles 1996-07-09
- Home prices tumbled to a two-year low in the first quarter, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) says, with the median price for houses and condos sliding 1.8% to $212,000 across the country.(THE NUMBERS)
- HOME PRICES TUMBLED TO a two-year low in the first quarter, the National Association of Realtors NAR says, with the median price for houses and condos sliding 1.8% to $212,000 across the country. HOME PRICES TUMBLED TO a two-year low in the first quarter,...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Median Home Prices Sinking As 'Market Correction' Continues
- The median price of a new home decreased in September according to the Commerce Department, which reported the median price for a new home sold in September was $217,100, a drop of 9.7% from one year ago. While the correction in the housing market continues apace, taking back five years...
- Research articles 2006-11-20
- U.S. Venture-backed company valuations decline from last year's high point but remain steady with a year ago; Median valuations in Europe drop slightly, according to Dow Jones VentureOne.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2007-DOW JONES: U.S. Venture-backed company valuations decline from last year's high point but remain steady with a year ago; Median valuations in Europe drop slightly, according to Dow Jones VentureOneC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31052007 SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON...
- Research articles 2007-05-31
- Later-stage venture capital investment in europerises to highest point in three years, fueled by improved IPO market; Ernst & Young/ Dow Jones VentureOne quarterly European venture capital report finds annual median deal size grows to *2 million--high
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 February 2006-DOW JONES: Later-stage venture capital investment in europerises to highest point in three years, fueled by improved IPO market; Ernst & Young/ Dow Jones VentureOne quarterly European venture capital report finds annual median deal size grows to *2 million--highest median since 2000C1994-2006 M2...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- U.S.venture-backed valuations in 3Q'06 nearly double the size of last year; Median valuations in Europe also climb, according to Dow Jones VentureOne.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 November 2006-DOW JONES: U.S.venture-backed valuations in 3Q'06 nearly double the size of last year; Median valuations in Europe also climb, according to Dow Jones VentureOneC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30112006 SAN FRANCISCOand LONDON - U.S. venture-capital backed companies are ...
- Research articles 2006-11-30
