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The data set <math>[6, 19, 33, 33, 39, 41, 41, 43, 51, 57]</math> has median <math>Q_2 = 40</math>, first quartile <math>Q_1 = 33</math>, and third quartile <math>Q_3 = 43</math>. An outlier in a data set is a value that is more than <math>1.5</math> times the interquartile range below the first quartle (<math>Q_1</math>) or more than <math>1.5</math> times the interquartile range above the third quartile (<math>Q_3</math>), where the interquartile range is defined as <math>Q_3 - Q_1</math>. How many outliers does this data set have? | The data set <math>[6, 19, 33, 33, 39, 41, 41, 43, 51, 57]</math> has median <math>Q_2 = 40</math>, first quartile <math>Q_1 = 33</math>, and third quartile <math>Q_3 = 43</math>. An outlier in a data set is a value that is more than <math>1.5</math> times the interquartile range below the first quartle (<math>Q_1</math>) or more than <math>1.5</math> times the interquartile range above the third quartile (<math>Q_3</math>), where the interquartile range is defined as <math>Q_3 - Q_1</math>. How many outliers does this data set have? |
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Problem
The data set has median
, first quartile
, and third quartile
. An outlier in a data set is a value that is more than
times the interquartile range below the first quartle (
) or more than
times the interquartile range above the third quartile (
), where the interquartile range is defined as
. How many outliers does this data set have?
Solution
The interquartile range is defined as , which is
.
times this value is
, so all values more than
below
=
is an outlier. The only one that fits this is
. All values more than
above
=
are also outliers, of which there are none so there is only
See Also
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