Instruction 3-3
the Stem-And-Leaf Display Below Represents the Number of Vitamin

question 10

Short Answer

Instruction 3-3
The stem-and-leaf display below represents the number of vitamin supplements sold by a health food store in a sample of 16 days.
$$\begin{array} { c l } \text { Stem } & \text { Leaves } \\\hline \hline 1 \mathrm { H } & 99 \\2 \mathrm {~L} & 0023 \\2 \mathrm { H } & 567 \\3 \mathrm {~L} & 034 \\3 \mathrm { H } & 568 \\4 \mathrm {~L} & 1\end{array}$$ Note (1): 1H means the "high teens" = 15,16,17,18,or 19;2L means the "low twenties" = 20,21,22,23,or 24;2H means the "high twenties" = 25,26,27,28,or 29,etc.
Note (2): For this sample,the sum of the observations is 448,the sum of the squares of the observations is 13,356,and the sum of the squared differences between each observation and the mean is 812.
-Referring to Instruction 3-3,the third quartile of the number of vitamin supplements sold in this sample is ________.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained rather than being paid out as dividends to shareholders.

Accounts Receivable

Receivables from customers for products or services provided by a company, which are yet to be paid.

Bad Debt Reserve

An accounting provision representing the estimate of uncollectible amounts from customers, used to cover potential losses.

Base Cost

The original value or purchase price of an asset for tax purposes, used to determine capital gains or losses.