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The first quartile of a data set is 72, and the third quartile is 92. Which of these values in the data set is an outlier?

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Answer: 41 !

Explanation:

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IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 92 - 72 = 2020 * 1.5 = 30
72 - 30 = 42....outlier is anything below 4292 + 30 = 122...outlier is anything above 122
so the outlier is 41
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