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The first quartile of a data set is 32, and the third quartile is 52. Which of these values in the data set is an outlier? A:63 B:23 C:3 D:83

The first quartile of a data set is 32, and the third quartile is 52. Which of these values in the data set is an outlier? A:63 B:23 C:3 D:83
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The first quartile of a data set is 32, and the third quartile is 52. Which of these values in the data set is an outlier?

A:63
B:23
C:3
D:83

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User Mahdieh Shavandi
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IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 52 - 32 = 20
52 + 1.5(20) = 82...anything above 82 is an outlier
32 - 1.5(20) = 2...anything below 2 is an outlier

so...that leaves 83 as ur outlier


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