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What is the interquartile range for this data?

120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240

User Nick Gunn
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Explanation:

The data is already in ascending order.

The lower half of the data (120, 140, 160)

has the median 140.

180 is the median of the entire data.

The upper half of the data (200, 220, 240)

has the median 220.

Interquartile Range = 220 - 140 = 80.

User Juan Diego Lozano
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