Paddy Has Lots of Cousins

question 65

Multiple Choice

Paddy has lots of cousins. With a family reunion in the near future, Paddy decides to collect income information for himself and all his cousins. He obtains the following data points: $52,000,
$22,000, $92,000, $8,000, $118,000, $62,000, $38,000, $14,000, $132,000, $46,000, $26,000,
$96,000, $54,000, $110,000, $80,000. The share of income received by the second-to-bottom quintile of this income distribution is

• A) 11.6%
• B) 12.6%
• C) 13.6%
• D) 14.6%

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