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What are the three quartiles used in calculating descriptive statistics?
Lower quartile, Median quartile, Upper quartile
How do you calculate the lower quartile?
Find the median of the lower half of the data set.
How do you calculate the upper quartile?
Find the median of the upper half of the data set.
How do you calculate the median quartile?
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How do you represent the quartiles on a box and whisker plot?
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Study Notes
Measuring Data Distribution
- There are two types of data: grouped data and ungrouped data
- Grouped data is categorized into intervals or classes, while ungrouped data consists of individual values
Calculating Quartiles
- The lower quartile (Q1) is the median of the lower half of the data
- The median quartile (Q2) is the middle value of the data, separating the lower half from the upper half
- The upper quartile (Q3) is the median of the upper half of the data
Calculating Quartiles for Ungrouped Data
- To calculate quartiles for ungrouped data, arrange the data in order from smallest to largest
- Q1 is the value at the 25th percentile, Q2 is the median, and Q3 is the value at the 75th percentile
Calculating Quartiles for Grouped Data
- To calculate quartiles for grouped data, use the cumulative frequency to find the median and then the quartiles
- The median class is the class that contains the median, and the quartiles are the median of the lower and upper halves of the data
Box and Whisker Plot
- A box and whisker plot is a graphical representation of the data distribution
- The box represents the interquartile range (IQR), with Q1 and Q3 at the ends and Q2 in the middle
- The whiskers represent the range of the data, with the upper whisker extending to the maximum value and the lower whisker extending to the minimum value
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This quiz covers the concepts of grouped and ungrouped data, as well as calculating quartiles including lower, median, and upper quartiles.
