Determine the quartile or interquartile range as specified.
-The weekly salaries (in dollars)of sixteen government workers are listed below. Find the third quartile,
$\mathrm { Q } _ { 3 } .$
$\begin{array} { l l l l } 492 & 773 & 545 & 843 \ 506 & 750 & 609 & 820 \ 663 & 890 & 450 & 579 \ 704 & 473 & 632 & 527 \end{array}$
A)$\$ 750$
B) $\$ 767.25$
C) $\$ 632$
D) $\$ 761.50$

Question

Determine the quartile or interquartile range as specified.
-The weekly salaries (in dollars)of sixteen government workers are listed below. Find the third quartile, 
$\mathrm { Q } _ { 3 } .$ 
$\begin{array} { l l l l } 492 & 773 & 545 & 843 \ 506 & 750 & 609 & 820 \ 663 & 890 & 450 & 579 \ 704 & 473 & 632 & 527 \end{array}$  
A)$\$ 750$
B) $\$ 767.25$
C) $\$ 632$
D) $\$ 761.50$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The third quartile is the median of the upper half of the data. The data can be ordered as $\begin{array} { l l l l } 450 & 473 & 492 & 506 \ 527 & 545 & 579 & 609 \ 632 & 663 & 704 & 750 \ 773 & 820 & 843 & 890 \end{array}$ The median of the upper half is 761.50, so the third quartile is $\$ 761.50$.

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