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Section 2.

Measures of
Position
Statistics
Mrs. Spitz
Fall 2008
Objectives/Assignment

§ How to find the first, second and third quartiles


of a data set.
§ How to find the interquartile range of a data set
§ How to represent a data set graphically using a
box-and-whisker plot
§ How to interpret other fractiles such as percents
Assignment: pp78-82 #1-32 all – Due Wednesday
Chapter 2 Review pp. 97-100 #1-45 all Due Friday
Chapter 2 Test – Friday – Binder Check with notes
due FRIDAY.

Larson/Farber Ch 2
Definitions

§ Fractiles are numbers that partition or divide an


ordered data set into equal parts. For instance,
the median is a fractile because it divides an
ordered data set into two equal parts.
§ The thre quartiles Q1, Q2 and Q3 approximately
divide an ordered data set into four equal parts.
About one quarter of the data falls on or below
the first quartiles, Q1. About one half of the data
alls on or below the second quartile Q 2, and
about three quarters of the data falls on or below
the third quartile Q3. The second quartile is the
same as the median of the data set.

Larson/Farber Ch 2
Definitions

§ The interquartile range (IQR) of a data set


is the difference between the first and third
quartiles.

Interquartile range (IQR)= Q3 – Q1

Larson/Farber Ch 2
Quartiles
3 quartiles Q1, Q2 and Q3 divide the data into 4 equal
parts.
Q2 is the same as the median.
Q1 is the median of the data below Q2.
Q3 is the median of the data above Q2.

You are managing a store. The average sale for each of


27 randomly selected days in the last year is given. Find
Q1, Q2, and Q3.

28 43 48 51 43 30 55 44 48 33 45 37 37 42 27
47 42 23 46 39 20 45 38 19 17 35 45

Larson/Farber Ch 2
Finding Quartiles
The data in ranked order (n = 27) are:
17 19 20 23 27 28 30 33 35 37 37 38 39 42 42
43 43 44 45 45 45 46 47 48 48 51 55.

Median rank (27 + 1)/2 = 14. The median = Q2 = 42.


There are 13 values below the median.
Q1 rank= 7. Q1 is 30.
Q3 is rank 7 counting from the last value. Q3 is 45.

The Interquartile Range is Q3 – Q1 = 45 – 30 = 15.

Larson/Farber Ch 2
Box and Whisker Plot
A box and whisker plot uses 5 key values to describe a set
of data. Q1, Q2 and Q3, the minimum value and the maximum
value. Q 30
1
Q2 = the median 42
Q3 45
Minimum value 17
Maximum value 55

30 42 45
17 55

15 25 35 45 55

Interquartile Range = 45 – 30 = 15
Larson/Farber Ch 2
Percentiles
Percentiles divide the data into 100 parts. There are
99 percentiles: P1, P2, P3…P99.

P50 = Q2 = the median

P25 = Q1 P75 = Q3

A 63rd percentile score indicates that score is greater


than or equal to 63% of the scores and less than or
equal to 37% of the scores.

Larson/Farber Ch 2
Percentiles

Cumulative distributions can be used to find percentiles.

114.5 falls on or above 25 of the 30 values.


25/30 = 83.33.
So you can approximate 114 = P 83.
Larson/Farber Ch 2

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