To find the five-number summary for the set of ages \(40, 55, 27, 36, 33, 42, 46, 27, 39\), we first need to sort the data in ascending order:
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Sort the dataset: \[ 27, 27, 33, 36, 39, 40, 42, 46, 55 \]
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Identify the minimum and maximum:
- Minimum: The smallest value in the set is \(27\).
- Maximum: The largest value in the set is \(55\).
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Find the median: The median is the middle value. Since there are 9 numbers (an odd count), the median is the 5th number in the sorted list:
- Median: \(39\)
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Find Q1 (the first quartile): Q1 is the median of the first half of the data (the numbers to the left of the median): \[ 27, 27, 33, 36 \] The median of this part (the average of 27 and 33) is: \[ Q1 = \frac{27 + 33}{2} = 30 \]
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Find Q3 (the third quartile): Q3 is the median of the second half of the data (the numbers to the right of the median): \[ 40, 42, 46, 55 \] The median of this part (the average of 42 and 46) is: \[ Q3 = \frac{42 + 46}{2} = 44 \]
Now, we can summarize these findings:
- Minimum: \(27\)
- Q1: \(30\)
- Median: \(39\)
- Q3: \(44\)
- Maximum: \(55\)
Thus, the five-number summary for the dataset is:
- Minimum: \(27\)
- Q1: \(30\)
- Median: \(39\)
- Q3: \(44\)
- Maximum: \(55\)