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Data Distributions and Analysis — Test

Question 20 • Foundations of Math 1

What is the upper and lower quartile of this set of data? 15, 19, 20, 25, 31, 38, 41

Answer
A
lower quartile: 25 upper quartile: 38
B
lower quartile: 19 upper quartile: 25
C
lower quartile: 19 upper quartile: 38
D
lower quartile: 15 upper quartile: 41

Explanation

The data are already in order, and the median is 25. Excluding the median, the lower half is 15, 19, 20, whose middle value is 19; the upper half is 31, 38, 41, whose middle value is 38. Therefore, the lower quartile is 19 and the upper quartile is 38, which is choice C.

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