Question

A set of data has 12 pieces of data. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A.) There are 3 pieces of data in the first quartile.
B.) There are 6 pieces of data between the first quartile and the third quartile.
C.) There are 9 pieces of data that are greater than the median.
D.) There are 3 pieces of data in the upper quartile.
Please help!!

Answer 1

To help you understand this, it is helpful to create a sample set of data:

__,__,__,(Q1 is here)__,__,__,(median is here)__, __,__,(Q3is here)__,__,__

A. The first 3 lines are 3 pieces of data in the first quartile.

B. here are 6 pieces of data between the 1st and 3rd quartiles.

D. There are 3 pieces of data in the upper quartile.