Alex timed 21 people in the sprint race, to the nearest second: 53, 55, 56, 56, 58, 58,

59, 59, 60, 61, 61, 62, 62, 62,

64, 65, 65, 67, 68, 68, and 70.
_____ 25% ( Q1 ) of the speed recorded is less than_____________.
A. 56 B. 58 C. 55 D. 59
_____ 50% ( Q2 ) of the speed recorded is less than_____________.
A. 62 B. 64 C. 65 D. 61
_____ 75% ( Q3 ) of the speed recorded is less than_____________.
A. 65 B. 70 C. 68 D. 64

The score of 50 students were recorded as follows:

Frequency Distribution Table (FDT)

f x fx <cf
8 - 10 2 9 18 2
11 13 2 12 24 4
14 16 7 15 105 11
17 19 8 18 144 19
20 22 15 21 315 34
23 25 12 24 288 46
26 28 4 27 108 50
N = 50 fx = 1002

A. Quartile
1) (Lower Quartile) Q1 1) (Median) Q2 1) (Upper Quartile) Q3
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Alex timed 21 people in the sprint race, to the nearest second: 53, 55, 56, 56, 58, 58, 59, 59, 60, 61, 61, 62, 62, 62,
64, 65, 65, 67, 68, 68, and 70.
b_____ 25% ( Q1 ) of the speed recorded is less than_____________.
A. 56 B. 58 C. 55 D. 59
d_____ 50% ( Q2 ) of the speed recorded is less than_____________.
A. 62 B. 64 C. 65 D. 61
a_____ 75% ( Q3 ) of the speed recorded is less than_____________.
A. 65 B. 70 C. 68 D. 64

The score of 50 students were recorded as follows:

Frequency Distribution Table (FDT)

f x fx <cf
8 - 10 2 9 18 2
11 13 2 12 24 4
14 16 7 15 105 11
17 19 8 18 144 19
20 22 15 21 315 34
23 25 12 24 288 46
26 28 4 27 108 50
N = 50 fx = 1002

A. Quartile
1) (Lower Quartile) Q1 1) (Median) Q2 1) (Upper Quartile) Q3

< < <
4 4
Quartile = XLBQk + ( ) Quartile = XLBQk + ( ) Quartile = XLBQk + ( 4 )

(1)(50) (2)(50) (3)(50)
= = 12.5 = = 25 = = 37.5
4 4 4 4 4 4
XLBQ1 = 16.5 XLBQ2 = 19.5 XLBQ3 = 22.5
<cfbQ1= 11 <cfbQ2= 19 <cfbQ3= 34
fQ1 = 8 fQ2 = 15 fQ3 = 12
12.5 11 25 19 37.5 34
Q1 = 16.5 + ( )3 Q2 = 19.5 + ( )3 Q3 = 22.5 + ( )3
8 15 12
Q1 = 17.06 Q2 = 20.7 Q3 = 23.38