The data set is given. Using the median of the lower half and of the upper half (the overall median is excluded), what is the interquartile range?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: The median is ; lower half has median ; upper half has median . Step 2. . **Answer: . Why not the others:** : is the median, not the IQR. : is itself. : comes from using , the mean of and .
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