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What is the five-number summary for this data set? 22, 29, 33, 38, 44, 47, 51, 56, 64, 69 Assume the numbers in each answer choice are listed in this order: min, Q1, median, Q3, max.

A. 22, 33, 45.5, 56, 69
B. 22, 38, 45.5, 51, 69
C. 22, 38, 41, 51, 69
D. 22, 33, 41, 56, 69​

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Answer: A: 22, 33, 45.5, 56, 59

Explanation:

The minimum is the lowest number in the data, in this case, it was 22.

Q1 is the median of the lower quartile range, anything below the median of the overall data.

Median, the middle number in the overall data. You first need to put them from lowest to highest (numerical order). After that, I find it a lot easier to cross one from each side until I'm either left with one or two. If I'm left with one, then that is my median for the overall data set. If I'm left with two, then I simply need to add both the numbers together and divide it by 2. Typically if it is a whole number, and the numbers are 1 number value away from each other, it is usually just 0.5 more of the lower value of the two. (For example, the two numbers I come down to is 10 and 11. The median would be 10.5).

Q3 is the exact same principle as Q1 just on the upper quartile range. Just repeat what you did in Q1 but for the numbers above the overall median of the data set.

Maximum is the highest number in the data set, in this case, it was 69.

Hope this helps!

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