Question

The highest temperatures measured at Death Valley, California, from 1995 to 2004 are given as a dataset. 127, 125, 125, 129, 123, 126, 127, 128, 128, 125 Find the range and the interquartile range of the dataset.

Answer 1

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To find the range of the dataset, we need to subtract the smallest value from the largest value.

Range = 129 - 123 = 6

To find the interquartile range (IQR) of the dataset, we first need to find the first and third quartiles.

First, we arrange the dataset in ascending order: 123, 125, 125, 125, 126, 127, 127, 128, 128, 129

Next, we find the median of the dataset. Since the dataset has an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle values: (126 + 127) / 2 = 126.5

For the first quartile (Q1), we find the median of the values below 126.5: 123, 125, 125, 125, 126

Q1 = (125 + 125) / 2 = 125

For the third quartile (Q3), we find the median of the values above 126.5: 127, 127, 128, 128, 129

Q3 = (128 + 128) / 2 = 128

Finally, the interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between the third and first quartile.

IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 128 - 125 = 3

Therefore, the range of the dataset is 6 and the interquartile range is 3.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Apologies for the mistake. Let's calculate it again.

Given dataset: 127, 125, 125, 129, 123, 126, 127, 128, 128, 125

To find the range, we subtract the smallest value from the largest value:
Range = 129 - 123 = 6

Next, let's find the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3).

Arrange the dataset in ascending order: 123, 125, 125, 125, 126, 127, 127, 128, 128, 129

Q1 is the median of the lower half of the dataset. Since we have an even number of values, we take the average of the two middle values:
Q1 = (125 + 126) / 2 = 125.5

Q3 is the median of the upper half of the dataset:
Q3 = (128 + 128) / 2 = 128

Finally, the interquartile range (IQR) is calculated as the difference between the Q3 and Q1:
IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 128 - 125.5 = 2.5

Therefore, the range of the dataset is 6 and the interquartile range is 2.5. Thank you for pointing out the error, and I appreciate your understanding.