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Chapter 3: Q26 (page 126)

In Exercises 21–28, use the same list of Sprint airport data speeds (Mbps) given for Exercises 17–20. Find the indicated percentile or quartile.

P75

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The data speed corresponding to the 75th percentile is 3.8 Mbps.

Step by step solution

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Given information 

50 airport data speeds (in Mbps) are provided.

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Steps to obtain the observation corresponding to the percentile 

The observation corresponding to a percentile is obtained by the given formula:

  • L=k100×n

Here, L is the locator of the value;

k is the percentile of the value;

n is the total number of values.

  • The sum of the observation at place Lth and (L+1)th place is divided by 2 if the computed value of L is a whole number. The value obtained is the value for the given percentile.
  • The computed value of L is rounded to the next whole number if it is in decimal form.
  • The whole number value of L corresponds to the position of the required value.
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Step 3: Computation for the 75th percentile

The value for L is as follows:

L=k100×n=75100×50=37.5≈38roundedtothenextwholenumber

Thus, the 38th observation from the sorted data is 3.8 Mbps.

Therefore,the data speed corresponding to the 75th percentile is 3.8 Mbps.

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