Answer for 4/5/10 Review Problem 7. Note that V, A, <, and > represent down, up, left, and right arrows, respectively. Computation for Q1: Bar 2 contains Q1, the 25th percentile. Here is the interpolation diagram for bar 2: 40 +----------------------+ x 5 | 5 | --- = ---- | +---+ | 1 40 | | | | V V V V x = 0.125, so 20 25 60 Q2 = 1 + x = 1.125. +---+------------------+ | | | | | | | | | +---+------------------+ 1.0 x 2.0 A A A A | | | | | +--+ | | x | +-----------------------+ 1.0 Computation of Q3: Bar 3 contains Q3, the 75th percentile. Here is the interpolation diagram for bar 3: 30 +----------------------+ x 15 | 15 | --- = ---- | +--------+ | 0.5 30 | | | | V V V V x = 0.25, so 60.0 75 90 Q2 = 2.25. +----------+-----------+ | | | | | | +----------+-----------+ 2.0 x 2+x 2.5 A A A A | | | | | +---------+ | | x | +-----------------------+ 0.5 Finally, IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 2.25 - 1.125 = 1.125.