A group of friends decided to compare and analyze their scores from various mini-golf games they played over the weekend. Each player's score is represented as an integer, and they want to determine the median score.
The scores of the five players were: 12, 20, 11, 15, and 17. What is the median score of their mini-golf games?
To find the median, first arrange the scores in ascending order and then use the appropriate method to find the median for both odd and even sets of numbers.