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Chapter 11: Q. 13 (page 624)

Write a set of data values for which the extremes, quartiles, and median are all equally spaced. Explain how you chose the values.

Short Answer

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The data is0,2,3,3,5,5,7,8,10

Step by step solution

01

Step 1. Given Information.

Consider, the statement provided in the question to find the data

02

Step 2. Explanation.

Find the data and median which are equally spaced.

Data set is0,2,3,3,5,5,7,8,10.

Median is5+52=10

Upper quartile is7.5.

Lower quartile is2.5.

When choose the number or values by writing randomly the numbers and find their median. So, you changed other number also.

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