Draw a box and whisker plot for the following data:   20   18   31   38    25    33    50     42 Identify (a) The Quartiles,    (b) Five number summary            (c ) Draw the graph.

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Draw a box and whisker plot for the following data:   20   18   31   38    25    33    50     42

Identify (a) The Quartiles,    (b) Five number summary            (c ) Draw the graph.

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Given data is,

20 18 31 38 25 33 50 42

Arrange the observations in ascending order.

18 20 25 31 33 38 42 50

The number of observations is, n=8

(a)

The first quartile is,

Q1=(n+1)4 th observation     =(8+1)4 th observation     =94 th observation    = 2.25th observation  =2nd observation+0.25( 3rd observation-second observation)  =20+0.25(25-20)=20+0.25(5)  =20+1.25  =21.25  The third quartile is,  Q3=3*(n+1)4 th observation     =(3*(8+1))4th observation     =3*94 th observation     = 274 th observation    = 6.75th observation  =6th observation+0.75( 7th observation- 6th observation) =38+0.75(42-38)  =38+0.75(4)  =38+3  =41

Hence Q1= 21.25 and Q3=41

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