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In a standard distribution, the first quartile (Q1) represents the 25th percentile of the data. This means that 25% of the data falls below Q1, and consequently, 75% of the data falls above Q1. Therefore, 75% of the data is above Q1.
Arrange the data in increasing order and count the number of data points = N. Find the integer K = N/2 or (N+1)/2. The Kth number in the ordered set is the median. Now consider only the numbers from the smallest to the median and find the median of this subset. This is the lower quartile = Q1. Then consider only the numbers from the original median to the largest. Find the median of this subset. It is the upper quartile = Q3. Then IQR = Q3 - Q1
There is no formal definition of a outlier: it is a data point that is way out of line wit the remaining data set.If Q1 and Q3 are the lower and upper quartiles of the data set, then (Q3 - Q1) is the inter quartile range IQR. A high end outlier is determined by a value which is larger thanQ3 + k*IQR for some positive value k. k = 1.5 is sometimes used.
The mean of a set of data is the sum of that data divided by the number of items of data.
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