The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 3 - The Normal Distributions - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 93: 3.14a

Answer

median = 25.3 $Q_{1} = 20.9125 $Q_{3} = 29.6875 Interquartile range = 8.775

Work Step by Step

For a normal distribution, the mean and median are assumed to be approximately the same. To find the quartiles, we need to determine the z-value where 25% of the population is above (or below) the mean. This value is .675 (and -.675), respectively. $(x - 25.3)/6.5 = .675$ $(x - 25.3) = 4.3875$ $ Q_{3} = 30 (rounded up from 29.6875)$ $(x - 25.3)/6.5 = -.675$ $(x - 25.3) = -4.3875$ $ Q_{1} = 21 (rounded up from 20.9125)$ $29.6875-20.9125= 8.775$
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