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For these students, find the a) Lower quartile, b) Upper quartile, c) interquartile range.

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: Top Table
The problem states that the mean of the distribution is 18.

  1. Prepare the table with midpoints and fixif_i x_i.

    Let xix_i be the midpoint of each class interval.

    Class IntervalFrequencies (fif_i)Midpoint (xix_i)fixif_i x_i
    11-1331236
    13-1561484
    15-17916144
    17-191318234
    19-21f2020f
    21-23522110
    23-2512424
    Total37+f37+f632+20f632+20f
  2. Calculate the value of frequency ff.

    The formula for the mean of grouped data is xˉ=∑fixi∑fi\bar{x} = \frac{\sum f_i x_i}{\sum f_i}.
    Given xˉ=18\bar{x} = 18:

    18=632+20f37+f18 = \frac{632 + 20f}{37 + f}

    Multiply both sides by (37+f)(37+f):

    18(37+f)=632+20f18(37 + f) = 632 + 20f 666+18f=632+20f666 + 18f = 632 + 20f

    Subtract 18f18f from both sides and 632 from both sides:

    666−632=20f−18f666 - 632 = 20f - 18f 34=2f34 = 2f f=342f = \frac{34}{2}

    The value of ff is 17\boxed{\text{17}}.

  3. Determine the Standard Deviation.

    Now that f=17f=17, the total frequency N=∑fi=37+17=54N = \sum f_i = 37 + 17 = 54.
    The sum ∑fixi=632+20(17)=632+340=972\sum f_i x_i = 632 + 20(17) = 632 + 340 = 972.
    The mean xˉ=97254=18\bar{x} = \frac{972}{54} = 18.

    To calculate the standard deviation, we need ∑fixi2\sum f_i x_i^2.

    Class IntervalFrequencies (fif_i)Midpoint (xix_i)xi2x_i^2fixi2f_i x_i^2
    11-13312144432
    13-156141961176
    15-179162562304
    17-1913183244212
    19-2117204006800
    21-235224842420
    23-25124576576
    TotalN=54N=5417920

    The formula for the standard deviation (ss) of grouped data is:

    s=∑fixi2N−xˉ2s = \sqrt{\frac{\sum f_i x_i^2}{N} - \bar{x}^2}

    Substitute the values:

    s=1792054−(18)2s = \sqrt{\frac{17920}{54} - (18)^2} s=331.85185...−324s = \sqrt{331.85185... - 324} s=7.85185...s = \sqrt{7.85185...} s≈2.8021s \approx 2.8021

    Rounding to two decimal places, the standard deviation is 2.80\boxed{\text{2.80}}.


    : QUESTION FIVE (Bottom Table)
    The data shows the number of times students open their WhatsApp accounts.

  4. Prepare the table with cumulative frequencies.

    The total frequency N=∑fi=15+17+14+12+7=65N = \sum f_i = 15+17+14+12+7 = 65.

    Class IntervalFrequency (fif_i)Cumulative Frequency (CFCF)
    1-101515
    11-201732
    21-301446
    31-401258
    41-50765
    TotalN=65N=65

    The formula for the kk-th quartile (QkQ_k) of grouped data is:

    Qk=L+(kN4−CFf)×wQ_k = L + \left( \frac{\frac{kN}{4} - CF}{f} \right) \times w

    where LL is the lower boundary of the quartile class, CFCF is the cumulative frequency of the class before the quartile class, ff is the frequency of the quartile class, and ww is the class width. The class width for this data is 10.5−0.5=1010.5 - 0.5 = 10.

  5. Find the Lower Quartile (Q1Q_1).

    The position of Q1Q_1 is N4=654=16.25\frac{N}{4} = \frac{65}{4} = 16.25.
    The Q1Q_1 class is 11-20 (since its CF=32CF=32 is the first CF≥16.25CF \ge 16.25).

    • L=11−0.5=10.5L = 11 - 0.5 = 10.5
    • CF=15CF = 15 (cumulative frequency of the class before 11-20)
    • f=17f = 17 (frequency of the 11-20 class)
    • w=10w = 10

    Substitute these values into the formula:

    Q1=10.5+(16.25−1517)×10Q_1 = 10.5 + \left( \frac{16.25 - 15}{17} \right) \times 10 Q1=10.5+(1.2517)×10Q_1 = 10.5 + \left( \frac{1.25}{17} \right) \times 10 Q1=10.5+12.517Q_1 = 10.5 + \frac{12.5}{17} Q1=10.5+0.73529...Q_1 = 10.5 + 0.73529...

    Rounding to two decimal places, the lower quartile (Q1Q_1) is 11.24\boxed{\text{11.24}}.

  6. Find the Upper Quartile (Q3Q_3).

    The position of Q3Q_3 is 3N4=3×654=1954=48.75\frac{3N}{4} = \frac{3 \times 65}{4} = \frac{195}{4} = 48.75.
    The Q3Q_3 class is 31-40 (since its CF=58CF=58 is the first CF≥48.75CF \ge 48.75).

    • L=31−0.5=30.5L = 31 - 0.5 = 30.5
    • CF=46CF = 46 (cumulative frequency of the class before 31-40)
    • f=12f = 12 (frequency of the 31-40 class)
    • w=10w = 10

    Substitute these values into the formula:

    Q3=30.5+(48.75−4612)×10Q_3 = 30.5 + \left( \frac{48.75 - 46}{12} \right) \times 10 Q3=30.5+(2.7512)×10Q_3 = 30.5 + \left( \frac{2.75}{12} \right) \times 10 Q3=30.5+27.512Q_3 = 30.5 + \frac{27.5}{12} Q3=30.5+2.2916...Q_3 = 30.5 + 2.2916...

    Rounding to two decimal places, the upper quartile (Q3Q_3) is 32.79\boxed{\text{32.79}}.

  7. Find the Interquartile Range (IQR).

    The interquartile range is the difference between the upper and lower quartiles:

    IQR=Q3−Q1\text{IQR} = Q_3 - Q_1 IQR=32.79−11.24\text{IQR} = 32.79 - 11.24 IQR=21.55\text{IQR} = 21.55

    The interquartile range is 21.55\boxed{\text{21.55}}.

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