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QuizMultiple Choice

Range and Interquartile Range

Question 19 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics A

Swati recorded this data set, which contains an outlier.163, 97, 184, 199, 169, 175What numbers represent the lower and upper quartiles?

Answer
A
lower quartile: 163upper quartile: 184
B
lower quartile: 163upper quartile: 172
C
lower quartile: 172upper quartile: 184
D
lower quartile: 184upper quartile: 163

Explanation

First, sort the data: 97, 163, 169, 175, 184, 199. The lower half is 97, 163, 169, whose middle value is 163, so the lower quartile is 163. The upper half is 175, 184, 199, whose middle value is 184, so the upper quartile is 184. Thus, choice A is correct.

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