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Note: There are several ways to calculate quartiles. If you are using SAS or EXCEL software, the results for these exercises may vary from the answers provided here.
The standard deviation is quite low, which indicates that the data is not widely spread about the mean. The mean and median are very close together, which indicates that the data are roughly symmetrical. Return to question 5f