The number of hours per week that the television is turned on is determined for

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The number of hours per week that the television is turned on is determined for each family in a sample. The mean of the data is 30 hours and the th median is 26.2 hours. Twenty-four of the families in the sample turned on the television for 15 hours or less for the week. The 11 percentile of the data is 15 hours. fthe following statement The first quartile is less than 15 hours. Step 5 of 5: Based on the given information, determine if the following statement is true or false. Answer 2 Points Keypad True False

Explanation / Answer

We have given

11th percentile of data is 15 hours

Therefore 25th percentile i.e.first quartile is greater than 15 hours (11th percentile).

Always 1st percentile <2nd percentile< ....<100th percentile=1

Hence 11th percentile is less than 25th percentile

Hence the statement "The first quartile is less than 15 hours" is is False.

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