What is the five-number summary for the data set?

28 34 26 33 48 42 39 28 36

A.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 34, Q³: 40.5, Maximum: 48

B.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 34, Q³: 40, Maximum: 48

C.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 33.5, Q³: 40.5, Maximum: 48

D.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 34, Q³: 42, Maximum: 48

Question

What is the five-number summary for the data set? 


28  34  26  33  48  42  39  28  36
 
 A.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 34, Q³: 40.5, Maximum: 48
 
 B.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 34, Q³: 40, Maximum: 48
 
 C.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 33.5, Q³: 40.5, Maximum: 48
 
 D.
Minimum: 26, Q¹: 28, Q²: 34, Q³: 42, Maximum: 48

jaydenthequiet · Answer

thanks

cruffo · Answer

actually, using another method may yeild a different result...

Put your data in order (least to greatest)
26  28  28  33  34  36  39  42  48

Min = 26
Max = 48
Q2 = median = 34
Q1 = median(26, 28, 28, 33) = 28
Q3 = median(36, 39, 42, 48) = 40.5