What is the interquartile range of this data? 6 7 8 9 Box-and whisker plot titled Temperatures in Celsius ranging from 12 to 48 with the five number summary from left to right 18, 25, 28, 33, and 42
Solution:
The problem is not clear.
But, considering data set is:
18,25,28,33,42
So, if we consider the data set, Interquartile Range is the difference of Quartile3-Quartile1
IQR=Q3-Q1
To find, Q1 and Q3. Let us find the median, or, Q2 first.
Median is the middle term of the data set.
So, Median, Q2=28
Q1 is the median of first half of the data set. That is, 18,25,28
So, Lower Quartile, Q1=25
Q3 is the median of second half of data set. That is, 28, 33,42
So, Upper Quartile, Q3=33
IQR=Q3-Q1
=33-25=8
Answer: IQR=8
If we consider data set: 6,7,8,9
Median, Q2=[tex] \frac{(7+8)}{2}=\frac{15}{2} [/tex]=7.5
Lower Quartile, Q1=6.25
Upper Quartile, Q2=8.75
IQR=Q3-Q1=8.75-6.25=2.5
IQR=2.5
