Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078136334
ISBN 13: 978-0-07813-633-7

Chapter 3 - Data Description - 3-4 Exploratory Data Analysis - Exercises 3-4 - Page 172: 1

Answer

$(6,8, 19, 32, 54)$ $IQR=24$

Work Step by Step

Start finding the five-number summary and IQR by ordering the data: $6, 8, 12, 19, 27, 32, 54$ Minimum $= 6$ $Q_1$ (first quartile) = median of lower half $= (6, 8, 12) → Q_1 = 8$ Median ($Q_2$) = middle value$ = 19$ $Q_3$ (third quartile) = median of upper half $= (27, 32, 54) → Q_3 = 32$ Maximum $= 54$ So, the five-number summary $= (6, 8, 19, 32, 54)$ Calculate the IQR: $IQR=Q_3-Q_1=32-8=24.$
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