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To find the median of a set of seven scores ($$8$$, $$4$$, $$12$$, $$14$$, $$3$$, $$2$$, $$3$$), the scores are rearranged from lowest to highest ($$2$$, $$3$$, $$3$$, $$4$$, $$8$$, $$12$$, $$14$$), making the middle score $$4$$. If an even number of scores exists, such as by adding a score of $$15$$ to the set, there are two scores in the middle of the distribution ($$4$$ and $$8$$), and the median is the value halfway between them, which is $$6$$.

Example of Calculating the Median

A researcher collects the following eight scores, already arranged from lowest to highest: 2, 3, 3, 4, 8, 12, 14, 15. Because there is an even number of scores, the two middle values are 4 and 8. The median of this distribution is ____.

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