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Find the mean, median and mode, Q1, Q3, D9, P38 and P77 of each of the following data
sets. Make a boxplot for each distribution.
Number 1:
x R
26 1
30 2
34 3
36 4
38 5
38 6
39 7
41 8
41 9
45 10
46 11
46 12
49 13
51 14
52 15
59 16
TOTAL
Solution:
Mean (x̅)
26+30+34+ 36+38+38+39+ 41+41+ 45+46+ 46+ 49+51+52+59
x̅ ¿ 16
671
x̅ ¿ 16
x̅ = 41.9375 or 41.94
Median (Md)
41+41
Md = 2
82
Md = 2
Md = 41
Mode ( M ) o
M o= 38, 41, 36
1(16+1)
Q 1=
4
17
¿ = 4.25
4
= 36 + .25 (38-36)
= 36.25 (2)
= 72.5
3(16+ 1)
Q 3=
4
51
= 4 =12.75
9 (16+1)
D 9=
4
153
= 10 = 15.3
38(16+1)
P38=
100
646
= 100 =6.46
77(16+ 1)
P77=
100
1309
¿ =13.09
100
133 1
157 2
188 3
232 4
267 5
274 6
289 7
321 8
348 9
432 10
TOTAL
Solution:
Mean (x̅)
133+ 157+188+232+267+289+321+348+ 432
x̅¿ 10
2641
x̅ = 10
x̅ = 264.1
Median (Md)
267+274
Md = 2
541
= 2
= 270.5
Mode ( M ) o
N/A
1(10+1)
Q 1=
4
11
= 4 =2.75
3(10+1)
Q 3=
4
33
= 4 = 8.25
9 (10+1)
D 9=
10
99
= 10 = 9.9
38(10+1)
P38=
100
418
= 100 = 4.18
77(10+1)
P77=
100
847
= 100 = 8.47