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The document provides calculations for the mode, median, and mean of a dataset containing the number of bathrooms for 13 homes. It finds that the mode is 1.5 bathrooms, the median is also 1.5 bathrooms, and the mean is approximately 1.31 bathrooms when rounded to two decimal places. It then calculates the first, second, and third quartiles of a dataset containing average monthly data usage in GB for 12 broadband connections. It determines the first quartile (Q1) is 122.5 GB, the second quartile (Q2 or median) is 145 GB, and the third quartile (Q3) is 177.5 GB. These quartiles help provide insight into the

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08 Activity 1

The document provides calculations for the mode, median, and mean of a dataset containing the number of bathrooms for 13 homes. It finds that the mode is 1.5 bathrooms, the median is also 1.5 bathrooms, and the mean is approximately 1.31 bathrooms when rounded to two decimal places. It then calculates the first, second, and third quartiles of a dataset containing average monthly data usage in GB for 12 broadband connections. It determines the first quartile (Q1) is 122.5 GB, the second quartile (Q2 or median) is 145 GB, and the third quartile (Q3) is 177.5 GB. These quartiles help provide insight into the

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Answer number 1.

Number of Bathrooms: 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 2 1.5 1 1.5 1.5 1.5 2 2

Mode: The mode is the value that appears most frequently. In this case, the mode is 1.5, as
it appears five times.

Median: The median is the middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order.
Since there are 13 data points, the median is the average of the 7th and 8th values, which
are both 1.5. Therefore, the median is 1.5.
Mean: The mean is calculated by summing up all the values and dividing by the total
number of values. The sum of the number of bathrooms is 1 + 1.5 + 1 + 1.5 + 1 + 2 + 1.5 +
1 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 2 + 2 = 17. Dividing this by 13 (the total number of data points), we
get the mean as approximately 1.31 (rounded to two decimal places).

To summarize: Mode for number of bathrooms: 1.5 Median for number of bathrooms: 1.5
Mean for number of bathrooms: 1.31 (rounded to two decimal places).

Answer number 2.

To determine the first, second, and third quartiles for the given data on average monthly
data usage in GB, let's first arrange the data in ascending order:

100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 160, 170, 180, 190, 190

The first quartile (Q1) represents the 25th percentile, dividing the data into four equal parts.
To find Q1, we need to identify the value below which 25% of the data lies. Since there are
12 data points, the position of Q1 is at the index (12 + 1) / 4 = 3.25, which falls between the
third and fourth data points.

Using linear interpolation, we can calculate Q1 as follows:

Q1 = 120 + 0.25 × (130 - 120) = 120 + 0.25 × 10 = 120 + 2.5 = 122.5

The second quartile (Q2) represents the 50th percentile, which is the median of the data. In
this case, the median is the value between the sixth and seventh data points since there are
12 data points.

Q2 = (140 + 150) / 2 = 145

The third quartile (Q3) represents the 75th percentile, dividing the data into four equal
parts. To find Q3, we need to identify the value below which 75% of the data lies. The
position of Q3 is at the index 3 × (12 + 1) / 4 = 9.75, which falls between the ninth and
tenth data points.

Again, using linear interpolation, we can calculate Q3 as follows:

Q3 = 170 + 0.75 × (180 - 170) = 170 + 0.75 × 10 = 170 + 7.5 = 177.5


To summarize: First quartile (Q1): 122.5 Second quartile (Q2 or median): 145 Third quartile
(Q3): 177.5

These quartile values help provide insights into the distribution of the data, allowing for a
better understanding of the range and spread of the average monthly data usage for
broadband connections in New Zealand.

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