Measures of Spread

Find the median, first quartile, third quartile, and interquartile range of the data.

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 49

  Third Quartile: 67

  IQR: 18

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 48

  Third Quartile: 69

  IQR: 21

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 48

  Third Quartile: 69

  IQR: 22

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 49

  Third Quartile: 69

  IQR: 20

What is the standard deviation for the data given:
5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2

• 6.89

• 10.1

• 7.26

• 9

Which of the following is a measure of variability?

• mean

• median

• mode

• standard deviation

Find the range of the data.

63, 71, 65, 66, 87, 53

• 32

• 33

• 34

• 35

Which measure of spread should be used to describe the distribution?

• standard deviation

• interquartile range

• median

• mean

Given the data: 136, 150, 119, 150, 125, 140.
Find the upper quartile (Q3). (Hint... put the numbers in order and find the median to help you find Q3)

•  125

• 150

• 139.5

• 143

Find the lower quartile (Q1) of the following set of scores 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15

• 13

• 7

• 9

• 6

Calculate the interquartile range of the following data17, 18, 18, 19, 20, 21, 21, 23, 25

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 8

What is the standard deviation for the data given:
{12, 13, 29, 18, 61, 35, 21}

• 293.67

• 15.87

• 17.14

• 41.98

Find the range of the data.

• 32

• 33

• 34

• 35