Quartiles
Quartiles: Overview
In this topic, we will learn how to divide given data into four equal parts. These parts are called quartiles. It further gives some formulas to find the lower quartile and the upper quartile when n is even or odd.
Important Questions on Quartiles
Calculate the quartile deviation and its coefficient from the following data:
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Frequency |

The probable value of mean deviation when and is

Class:
Frequency:
For the class , cumulative frequency is

If and are related as and the quartile deviation of is then the quartile deviation of is

The quartiles of a variable are and respectively. Its quartile deviation is

The appropriate measure of dispersion for open-end classification is

Which measure is based on only the central fifty percent of the observations?

Which measures of dispersions is not affected by the presence of extreme observations?

Which one is an absolute measure of dispersion?

Which one is easier to compute?


If there are two groups with and as harmonic means and containing and observation then the combined HM is given by

Quartiles can be determined graphically using

Quartiles are the values dividing a given set of observations into



In Ogive, abscissa corresponding to ordinate is

In Ogive, abscissa corresponding to ordinate is

In Ogive, abscissa corresponding to ordinate is

For grouped frequency distribution - ____ is equal to the value corresponding to cumulative frequency
