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The median is the value below which half the data or probability distribution lies - when the sample size is odd, the median is the 'middle' value of an ordered sample.

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Why would the median be used to summarize ordinal data instead of the mode?

However, when working in SPSS and utilising the Kruskal Wallis test, results are presented as a median (or mean rank). I am therefore a little confused as to how best to present this data. …
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