Looking at the data set {9,12,14,16,17,18,20,27,33}, it's easy to find the minimum (smallest) value: That's 9. The largest (max) is 33.
There are 9 data points here, and the data has already been arranged from smallest to largest. The point in the middle of this lineup is 17. This is the median.
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