How to Calculate the Median. The median is the middle score of a distribution. Consider this set of numbers: 5, 7, 9, 9, 11. Since you have an odd number of scores, the median would be 9. Now, what happens when you have an even number of scores so there is no single middle score. Consider this set of numbers: 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 7. Since there are an even number of scores, you need to take the average of the middle two scores.
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) also known as the duck-billed platypus is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
The platypus is among nature's most unlikely animals. In fact, the first scientists to examine a specimen believed they were the victims of a hoax. The animal is best described as a hodgepodge of more familiar species: the duck (bill and webbed feet), beaver (tail), and otter (body and fur).Males are also venomous.latypus reproduction is nearly unique. It is one of only two mammals (the echidna is the other) that lay eggs. Females seal themselves inside one of the burrow's chambers to lay their eggs.