Solved on Sep 13, 2023

Find the third quartile for the given data: 87,10,50,74,83,70,25,64,47,97,15,20,68,3,2387, 10, 50, 74, 83, 70, 25, 64, 47, 97, 15, 20, 68, 3, 23.

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The given data is quantitative and ungrouped. . The third quartile (Q3) is the value below which75% of the data falls.
3. The data is not yet sorted in ascending order.

STEP 2

First, we need to sort the data in ascending order. This is a necessary step before we can calculate the quartiles.
The sorted data is\begin{tabular}{|r|r|} \hline &10 \\ \hline15 &20 \\ \hline23 &25 \\ \hline47 &50 \\ \hline64 &68 \\ \hline70 &74 \\ \hline83 &87 \\ \hline97 & \\ \hline\end{tabular}

STEP 3

Now, we need to find the position of the third quartile (Q3). The formula to find the position of Q3 isQ3position=3(n+1)Q3\, position = \frac{3}{}(n+1)where n is the total number of observations.

STEP 4

Calculate the total number of observations (n). In this case, n =14.

STEP 5

Plug in the value of n into the formula to find the position of Q3.
Q3position=34(14+1)Q3\, position = \frac{3}{4}(14+1)

STEP 6

Calculate the position of Q3.
Q3position=34(15)=11.25Q3\, position = \frac{3}{4}(15) =11.25

STEP 7

Since the position of Q3 is not a whole number, we need to take the average of the11th and12th observations to find Q3.

STEP 8

Identify the11th and12th observations in the sorted data. In this case, the11th observation is74 and the12th observation is83.

STEP 9

Calculate the average of the11th and12th observations to find Q3.
Q3=74+832Q3 = \frac{74 +83}{2}

STEP 10

Calculate Q3.
Q3=74+832=78.5Q3 = \frac{74 +83}{2} =78.5The third quartile (Q3) for the given quantitative data is78.5.

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