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What is the first quartile, Q1, of the following distribution?

24, 26, 26, 26, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 46, 48, 55, 56
O
A. 24
o
B. 27.5
OC. 26.5
O D. 26

User Potherca
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Answer:

I would go with C only because you have the find the median of the lower half of the data set This means that about 25% of the numbers in the data set lie below Q1 and about 75% lie above Q1.

Explanation:

Lower quartile (xL): 26.5

Median (xm): 37

Upper quartile (xU): 44.5

User Bmoe
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Answer:

26.5 just took the quiz

Explanation:

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User Abhishek Kumawat
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