The Median of the Lower Half of the Observations When

question 12

Multiple Choice

The median of the lower half of the observations when arranged in ascending order is the:

• A) low median.
• B) lower arithmetic mean.
• C) first (lower) quartile.
• D) third (upper) quartile.

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