QuestionFind the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quartiles of the population density data: .
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. The data set is already sorted in ascending order. . We are looking for the first, second, and third quartiles of the data set.
STEP 2
First, we need to understand what quartiles are. Quartiles divide a rank-ordered data set into four equal parts. The values that divide each part are called the first, second, and third quartiles; and they are denoted by Q1, Q2, and Q, respectively.
STEP 3
To find the first quartile (Q1), we need to find the median of the first half of the data set. If the number of data points is odd, we do not include the middle value.
STEP 4
Our data set has25 values, so the first half of the data set includes the first12 values.
STEP 5
To find the median of these12 values, we take the average of theth and7th values.
STEP 6
Calculate the first quartile (Q1).
STEP 7
To find the second quartile (Q2), which is also the median of the entire data set, we find the average of the13th and14th values.
STEP 8
Calculate the second quartile (Q2).
STEP 9
To find the third quartile (Q3), we need to find the median of the second half of the data set. If the number of data points is odd, we do not include the middle value.
STEP 10
The second half of the data set includes the last12 values.
STEP 11
To find the median of these values, we take the average of the6th and7th values.
STEP 12
Calculate the third quartile (Q).
The first quartile (Q) is55.5, the second quartile (Q2) is171.5, and the third quartile (Q) is295.
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