document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189156>Question 1189156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the data set: 21,24,19,32,15,43,38,39,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand how the lower quartile is 20 and how the upper is 35. Since the median would be (24+29)/2 = 26.5, wouldn't that mean Q1 = 19 and Q3 = 38? Please just explain that part! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "21,24,19,32,15,43,38,39 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the lower quartile of a set of data, we can find the median of the data and then find the median of the first half.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15,19,21,24,......32,38,39,43\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "median=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2B32%29%2F2=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2B32%29%2F2=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15,19....,21,24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q1=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2819%2B21%29%2F2=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2819%2B21%29%2F2=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32,38....,39,43\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q3=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2838%2B39%29%2F2=38.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2838%2B39%29%2F2=38.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Interquartile Range: IQR = Q3 - Q1=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=38.5-20=18.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"38.5-20=18.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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