document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115345>Question 115345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the first and third quartiles, Q1 and Q3, of the following set of numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14, 3, 13, 17, 6, 15, 6, 2, 11, 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ran into another problem I am not sure of. Would this be 3 and 15? :}  Maybe? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Q1 is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q3 is 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q1 is the 25%ile <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 10 data elements<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25% of 10 is 2.5 ; round up to 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the 3rd element in the sorted list of elements is Q1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The elements listed from least to greatest looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,3,6,6,6,11,13,14,15,17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore Q1 is 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about Q3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q3 is the 75%ile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75% of 10 is 7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, Q3 is the 8th element or 14.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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