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Find Q2 of the following data set 3, 9, 12, 4, 6, 40, 25, 14, 10

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Answer:

Q₂ = 10

Explanation:

Given data set: 3, 9, 12, 4, 6, 40, 25, 14, 10

Q₂ is the median (the middle value) of the given data set when the data set is ordered from smallest to largest.

Order the values in the data set:

3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 25, 40

As the number of values is odd, the middle value is the 5th value.

Therefore, the median (Q₂) of the given data set is 10.

If the number of data values is even, and therefore there are two middle values, the median is halfway between them.

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