Question

Given the following data, find the diameter that represents the 53rd percentile.

Diameters of Golf Balls
1.64 1.59 1.30 1.51 1.41
1.64 1.59 1.47 1.61 1.68
1.56 1.32 1.64 1.41 1.49

Answers

GPT 3.5
To find the diameter that represents the 53rd percentile, we need to first arrange the diameters in ascending order:

1.30 1.32 1.41 1.41 1.47
1.49 1.51 1.56 1.59 1.59
1.61 1.64 1.64 1.68

The total number of data points is 14. To find the index of the data value at the 53rd percentile, we use the formula:

Index = (percentile/100) * (n + 1)
Index = (53/100) * (14 + 1)
Index = 0.53 * 15
Index = 7.95

The index falls between the 7th and 8th data points (1.56 and 1.59). To find the value at the 53rd percentile, we can calculate the average of the 7th and 8th data points:

(1.56 + 1.59) / 2 = 1.575

Therefore, the diameter that represents the 53rd percentile is 1.575.

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