In order to qualify for the game show Jeopardy, each contestant must complete a grueling six-hour exam. The results for the latest round of testing are given below.
-Refer to the situation described above ; what was the first quartile or Q1 of the exam scores?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
E) None of the above.

Question

In order to qualify for the game show Jeopardy, each contestant must complete a grueling six-hour exam. The results for the latest round of testing are given below. 
-Refer to the situation described above ; what was the first quartile or Q1 of the exam scores? 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
E) None of the above.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The first quartile (Q1) is the value that separates the lowest 25% of the data from the rest of the data. In this case, the lowest 25% of the data is the scores from 10 to 30. Therefore, the first quartile is 30.

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