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The Thomas Supply Company Inc. is a distributor of gas-powered generators. As wi

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Question

The Thomas Supply Company Inc. is a distributor of gas-powered generators. As with any business, the length of time customers take to pay their invoices is important. Listed below, arranged from smallest to largest, is the time, in days, for a sample of The Thomas Supply Company Inc. invoices.

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93

a) Determine the first and third quartiles.

b)Determine the second decile and the fourth decile

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38

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73

76

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79

85

93

Explanation / Answer

a. First Quartile:

Median of the data set is 50.5

So the first quartile is the median of

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10

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49

First Quartile is 38

Second Quartile:

Second Quartile is the median of

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62

64

67

70

73

76

77

79

85

93

Second Quartile is 67

b. D2 is denoted as the second decile under which 20% of the total population lies.

D2 is 32

D4 is denoted as the fourth decile under which 40% of the total population lies.

4th decile: 44

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