Question

A data set has an odd number of elements, and there are 3 elements above the upper quartile. How many elements does the data set have?

Answer 1

Could the set have 12 elements?

Answer 2

is an odd number :S

Answer 3

correct, so how about 11 or 13?

Answer 4

so which one?

Answer 5

First think of a set of 11 distinct numbers, such as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. What is the upper quartile?

Answer 6

9

Answer 7

Okay, so there are only two values above the upper quartile. Let's try 13:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Answer 8

10.5

Answer 9

So there are three values greater than the upper quartile.

Answer 10

i think is 13

Answer 11

thanks :D

Answer 12

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