Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)

9th Edition

ISBN: 9780134468372

Author: Peter Tannenbaum

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 15, Problem 36E

For each data set, find the 10th and the 25th percentile.

a. { 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 49 , 50 , 50 , 49 , ... , 3 , 2 , 1 }

b. { 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 49 , 50 , 49 , ... , 3 , 2 , 1 }

c. { 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 49 , 49 , ... , 3 , 2 , 1 }

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Chapter 15 Solutions

Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)

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For each data set, find the 10th and the 25th percentile. a. { 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 49 , 50 , 50 , 49 , ... , 3 , 2 , 1 } b. { 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 49 , 50 , 49 , ... , 3 , 2 , 1 } c. { 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 49 , 49 , ... , 3 , 2 , 1 }

Solution Summary: The author explains that the 10th and 25th percentile of the given data set is 5.5 and 13 respectively.

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