The median and interquartile range of a set of data is shown. Write a set of data consisting of seven values for the pair of measures. Median: 5 Interquartile Range: 5
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If there are 7 data points (an odd number), then the median, 5, is right in the middle of the 7 points: x y z 5 q r s.If the IQR is 5, we then know that the difference between y and r is 5.
Let's find the 1st and 3rd quartiles. Focusing on the 1st 3 numbers, we see that the 1st quadrant is y; focusing on the last 3 numbers, we see that the 3rd quadrant is r. The IQR is r-y = 5. Just supposing that y were 4, r would be 9:
x 4 y 5 q 9 s
We could arbitrarily let x = 3, y = 4, q = 5 and s = 9: 3 4 4 5 5 9 9.
We must check this!
What is the median? Since there are 7 numbers here, we take the middle number (5) as the median. This agrees with the problem statement.
Next, we find Q1 and Q3. Q1 is the number between 3 and the 2nd 4, and is 4. Q3 is 4+5, or 9, because the IQR is 5. This agrees with the problem statement.
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