What is the first quartile, Q1,of the following distribution?
24,26,26,28,29,31,33,35,37,38,40,42,43,46,48,55,56

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amistre64 · Answer

how many numbers are there?

anonymous · Answer

17

amistre64 · Answer

then Q1 is the position related to 17/4, rnded up

amistre64 · Answer

so 17/4 = 4.xxx  so Q1 is defined by the 5th number, as long as they are in order from low to high that is

anonymous · Answer

28.5?

amistre64 · Answer

im thinking that 29 is the fifth position.  your thinking of trying to average stuff which is what  we would do if the division had no decimals

amistre64 · Answer

spose there was 16 numbers:

16/4 = 4 ... we would want to average the 4th and 5th postions

amistre64 · Answer

i dont know why that is, but thats just how my text told me to do it :)

anonymous · Answer

O okay thank u!! :)

amistre64 · Answer

yw

anonymous · Answer

How many possible outcomes are in the sample space for the event "first roll a die, and then shoot a basket"?

A.16
B.6
C.2
D.12

anonymous · Answer

How many possible outcomes are in the sample space for the event "first roll a die, and then shoot a basket"?
A.16 B.6 C.2 D.12