Question

#1- Jennifer made a box plot to summarize this data. 124, 118, 129, 139, 133, 129, 142, 135, 122, 137. What is the median, the lower quartile and the upper quartile for this data set?

15 points
(A) 124, 133, 137
(B) 124, 131, 137
(C) 118, 131, 142
(D) 124, 131, 142

Answer 1

B) 124, 131, 137

Explanation:

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Answer 2

B or

Lower quartile: 124

Median: 131

Upper quartile: 137

Explanation:

To find the median first make the data in order from greatest to least:

118,122,124,129,129,133,135,137,139,142

Then find the middle 2 numbers which are 129 and 133

129+133=262 (divide by 2 to find average) so

median= 262/2=131

To find the Lower quartile find the number in the middle of the first 5 numbers which is 124

To find the Upper quartile find the number in the middle of the second 5 numbers which is 137 so

B or

Lower quartile: 124

Median: 131

Upper quartile: 137