(a)
To Calculate: the median and explain the meaning of this means in this setting.
(a)
Answer to Problem 2.29E
Explanation of Solution
Given:
3 0 12 10 8 4 2 7 10 11 6 7 0 35 12 3 10 2 7 9 15 5 14 15 6
Formula used:
Calculation:
Order the numbers in ascending order
0 0 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 15 35
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The median or 2nd Quartile means 50% of the data fall less than a certain value and that percentage value is known as 50th percentile or median here 7 is the median which implies that 50% of the data fall less than 7 and 50% of the data fall greater than 7.
(b)
To Calculate: the quartiles and IQR and interpret meaning of IQR in this setting.
(b)
Answer to Problem 2.29E
Explanation of Solution
Given:
0 0 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 15 35
Formula used:
Calculation:
IQR stands for inter
(c)
To Explain: that is there outlier
(c)
Answer to Problem 2.29E
43 and 45 are extremely high outliers.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
43 45 72 73 78 80 81 82 82.5 85 85.5 86 86 87.5 87.5
88 88 88 89 91 91 92 93 93.5 93.5 94.5 94.5 95 96 98
Formula used:
For greater than
For lesser than
Calculation:
An outlier is an extremely high or extremely low value in the data set. It can be identify an outlier if it is greater than
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