five number summary

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What is the Five Number Summary?

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The Five Number Summary consists of five key statistics that summarize a data set: Minimum, Q1 (first quartile), Median (Q2), Q3 (third quartile), and Maximum.

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What does Minimum represent in a data set?

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The Minimum is the smallest value in a data set.

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What is Q1 in the context of a data set?

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Q1, or the first quartile, is the median of the lower half of the data set, representing the 25th percentile.

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What is the Median (Q2) of a data set?

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The Median, or Q2, is the middle value of a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest.

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What does Q3 represent in a data set?

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Q3, or the third quartile, is the median of the upper half of the data set, representing the 75th percentile.

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How do you find the Maximum of a data set?

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The Maximum is the largest value in a data set.

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Given the data set 44, 59, 44, 55, 54, 44, what is Q3?

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Q3 is 55.

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Find the Minimum of the following numbers: 84, 88, 72, 74, 98, 16, 94.

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The Minimum is 16.

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Given the data set 44, 59, 44, 55, 54, 44, what is Q1?

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Q1 is 44.

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What is the Minimum of the data set: 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 5, 8?

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The Minimum is 1.