Quartiles

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Quartiles: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Quartile Deviation, Quartile, Lower Quartile, Upper Quartile, Finding Quartiles from Cumulative Frequency Curve and, Quartiles for Raw or Ungrouped data

Important Questions on Quartiles

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A survey was given to a random sample of 20 sophomore college students. They were asked, "how many textbooks do you own"

Their responses were : 0, 0, 2, 5, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 1,0 1,0 11, 12, 12, 12, 14, 15, 20 & 25. 

Calculate the upper outlier.

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A survey was given to a random sample of 20 sophomore college students. They were asked, "how many textbooks do you own"

Their responses were : 0, 0, 2, 5, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 1,0 1,0 11, 12, 12, 12, 14, 15, 20 & 25. 

Calculate the lower outlier.

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A teacher wants to examine students' test scores.

Their scores are: 74, 88, 78, 90, 94, 90, 84, 90, 98, and 80.

Calculate the upper outlier. 

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A teacher wants to examine students' test scores.

Their scores are: 74, 88, 78, 90, 94, 90, 84, 90, 98, and 80.

Calculate the lower outlier. 

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Estimate the interquartile range from the following cumulative frequency curve.

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Estimate the lower quartile and upper quartile for the following distribution.

Class Interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency 5 3 10 6 4 2

 

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What is third quartile?

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Calculate the lower quartile of the following data set of values: 

26, 19, 5, 7, 6, 9, 16, 12, 18, 2, 1.

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Calculate the lower quartile of the following data set of values: 

20, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 26

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Quartile divides the data in a way so that 50% of the estimation lies below the median and 50% lies above it

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Quartiles represent the distribution or dispersion of the given data set.