Solved on Sep 13, 2023
Find the third quartile for the given data: .
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The given data is quantitative and ungrouped.
. The third quartile (Q3) is the value below which75% of the data falls.
3. The data is not yet sorted in ascending order.
STEP 2
First, we need to sort the data in ascending order. This is a necessary step before we can calculate the quartiles.
The sorted data is\begin{tabular}{|r|r|}
\hline &10 \\
\hline15 &20 \\
\hline23 &25 \\
\hline47 &50 \\
\hline64 &68 \\
\hline70 &74 \\
\hline83 &87 \\
\hline97 & \\
\hline\end{tabular}
STEP 3
Now, we need to find the position of the third quartile (Q3). The formula to find the position of Q3 iswhere n is the total number of observations.
STEP 4
Calculate the total number of observations (n). In this case, n =14.
STEP 5
Plug in the value of n into the formula to find the position of Q3.
STEP 6
Calculate the position of Q3.
STEP 7
Since the position of Q3 is not a whole number, we need to take the average of the11th and12th observations to find Q3.
STEP 8
Identify the11th and12th observations in the sorted data. In this case, the11th observation is74 and the12th observation is83.
STEP 9
Calculate the average of the11th and12th observations to find Q3.
STEP 10
Calculate Q3.
The third quartile (Q3) for the given quantitative data is78.5.
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