Hazardous waste: Following is a list of the number of hazardous waste sites in a sample of states of the United States in a recent year. The list has been sorted into numerical order. 0 2 3 6 9 9 9 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 19 20 21 25 26 29 30 32 38 97 116 Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Send data to Excel Part 1 of 4 (a) Find the first and third quartiles of these data. The first quartile of these data is 12. The third quartile of these data is 25. Part 2 of 4 (b) Find the median of these data. Median = 15 Part 3 of 4 (c) Find the upper and lower outlier boundaries. Lower outlier boundary = Upper outlier boundary = Skip Part Check Answer Save For Later Submit Assignment
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Step 1: Calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR) IQR = Q3 - Q1 IQR = 32 - 12 IQR = 20 Show more…
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Following is a list of the number of hazardous waste sites in a sample of states of the United States in a recent year. The list has been sorted into numerical order. 0 2 3 6 9 9 9 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 19 20 21 25 26 29 30 32 38 97 116 A) Find the first and third quartiles of these data B) Find the median of these data C) Find the upper and lower outlier boundaries D) Determine the outliers. (use none if applicable)
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