What is the first quartile of the following data set? 12, 33, 15, 22, 29, 11, 17, 19, 10, 24, 38

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19 November, 13:54

What is the first quartile of the following data set? 12, 33, 15, 22, 29, 11, 17, 19, 10, 24, 38

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Rene · Answer 1

First, organize the numbers in numerical order:

10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38

Then, find the mean: which is the middle of the data set. The middle lies right between 17 and 19, which is 18.

The first quartile is the middle of the first half. Which is the number 12.