The Company Financial Officer Was Interested in the Average Cost

question 132

Multiple Choice

The company financial officer was interested in the average cost of PCs that had been purchased in the past six months.A random sample of the price of 10 computers was taken with the following results;$3,250,$1,127,$2,995,$3,250,$3,445,$3,449,$1,482,$6,120,$3,009,$4,000 What is the 65^th percentile?

• A)$1,446.5
• B)$2,617
• C)$3,415.75
• D)$3,587
• E)$4,212

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