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OpenStudy (anonymous):

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Looks like you'll need to do some "data analysis" on your own to answer this question. For example, you'll need to find the median and the first and third quartiles. Have you found these quantities before? Hint: Please rearrange all of the given data in ascending order.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't know how to find the quartiles, but i got 9.4 as the median. is that right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mathmale ?!?!?!

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Would you mind carrying out the steps I'm suggesting? I've asked you to rearrange all of the given data in ascending order. May I see your results, please? Type them in here.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 9.1, 9.2, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.4, 9.4, 9.6, 9.6, 9.6, 9.8

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Now that you've correctly re-arranged your data in ascending order (thank you), what do you look for in terms of finding the median? Please explain.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I crossed off numbers from the beginning and the and and went inward until I found the middle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*end

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not and

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Right; You have 11 data points, and you cross off the first 5 and the last 5, and the remaining data point is your median. Now please type out the 5 data points that are to the left of your median. do the same for your 5 data points to the right of your median.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok: left: 9.1, 9.2, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 right: 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, 9.7, 9.8

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Now look at the left five data points. 5 is an odd number, so all you have to do is to take the middle data point of the first 5 data points to obtain Q1. Please do that now. Q1=? Similarly, find the middle data point of the right 5 data points. Q3=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Q1=9.2 ? Q2=9.7 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Q3 not Q2

OpenStudy (mathmale):

good. so, in order, you have Q1 = 9.2, Median = Q2 = 9.4 Q3 = 9.7 Very nice. Now identify the smallest and largest data points among those 11 points. Smallest= largest+

OpenStudy (anonymous):

smallest is 9.1 and largest is 9.8

OpenStudy (mathmale):

So then, once again, we summarize your data, this time with a "five number summary." minimum=9.1 Q1= median= Q3= maximum Fill this out, and then compare this list with the 4 graphs shown . It should now be a snap to determine which graph is the correct one.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its B?

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Good work! Please review this appraoch and write it down for future use, reference and review.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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