Which Is Not an Advantage of the Method of Medians

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which is not an advantage of the method of medians to find Q₁ and Q₃?

• A)Ease of interpolating quartile positions
• B)Ease of application in small data sets
• C)Intuitive definitions without complex formulas
• D)Same method as Excel's =QUARTILE.EXC function.

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Definitions:

Nature and Nurture

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Locke

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Descartes

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Galen

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