Statistics: Concepts and Controversies
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Author: David S. Moore, William I. Notz
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Chapter 12, Problem 1CTB
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To find: The median, first quartile, and third quartile of the Ruth’s home run counts in Major League Baseball for 22 years.

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Solution: The median, first quartile, and third quartile of the Ruth’s home run counts in Major League Baseball for 22 years were obtained as 38.00, 9.75, and 47.50, respectively.

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Calculation: To obtain median, first quartile, and third quartile for the provided data, following steps are followed in Minitab software:

Step 1: Open the Minitab file and enter the data in C1 column of the Minitab worksheet.

Step 2: Go to Stat and select the “Basic Statistics” and then select the option “Display Descriptive Statistics”.

Step 3: Enter C1 in the variables column.

Step 4: Choose mean and median under the “Statistics” tab.

Step 5: Click OK.

The median, first quartile, and third quartile were obtained as 38.00, 9.75, and 47.50, respectively.

Interpretation: Median is the middle values of the data set when arranged in the ascending order and 50% of the data lies between first quartile and third quartile.

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