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The average ambient temperatures (in degree Celsius) for a region for 15 years from 2001-2015 is given below.

26.3, 29.7, 31, 29.8, 26.8, 27.6, 27.4, 27.0, 27.6, 27.8, 30.0, 32.0, 28.9, 30.5, 29.5

Find the temperature corresponding to the 1st quartile.


A

26.8

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B

27.4

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C

28.2

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D

30.5

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Solution

The correct option is B

27.4


Arrange the observations in ascending
order.

26.3, 26.8, 27.0, 27.4, 27.6, 27.6, 27.8,
28.9, 29.5, 29.7, 29.8, 30, 30.5, 31, 32

Here, N=15
1st quartile, Q1=size of (N+14)thobservation=size of 4th observation

The fourth observation is 27.4 which
corresponds to the first quartile


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