Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 173: 25

Answer

$574.25~min$

Work Step by Step

In ascending order: 345, 346, 358, 372, 429, 437, 442, 442, 461, 466, 466, 470, 471, 480, 489, 490, 505, 515, 516, 549 The second quartile is equal to the median. Since we have 20 observations, the median is the mean between the 10th and the 11th observations in ascending order: $Q_2=\frac{466+466}{2}=466$ The botton half of the data: 345, 346, 358, 372, 429, 437, 442, 442, 461, 466. $Q_1$ is the median of these values. Since there are 10 observations, the median is the mean between the fifth and the sixth observations in ascending order: $Q_1=\frac{429+437}{2}=433$ The top half of the data: 466, 470, 471, 480, 489, 490, 505, 515, 516, 549. $Q_3$ is the median of these values. Since there are 10 observations, the median is the mean between the fifth and the sixth observations in ascending order: $Q_3=\frac{489+490}{2}=489.5$ $IQR=Q_3-Q_1=489.5-433=56.5$ $Upper~fence=Q_3+1.5\times IQR=489.5+1.5\times56.5=574.25$
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