This math topic focuses on the concept of the median in statistics. It teaches how to determine the median number of items (candies, in this case) from given data sets. Each problem provides a set of numbers related to candies owned by kids, and the task is to identify the middle value of these sets when arranged in numerical order. This is an introductory exposure to statistical measures of central tendency, specifically targeting understanding and computing the median. The topic is a segment of a broader module covering basic probability and statistics concepts including mean, median, and mode.

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