The data set represents the total number of tuba players in each of 11 different school bands. 0, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8 What is the lower quartile of the data?

The data are already in order, and the middle value of all 11 numbers is the sixth value, 4. The five values below it are 0, 1, 3, 3, and 4; their middle value is 3, so the lower quartile is 3 (choice C).

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