Solved: Exercise 39 and 40 refer to the 2011 SAT scores. In 2011, a total of N =

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Exercise 39 and 40 refer to the 2011 SAT scores. In 2011, a total of N = 1,647,123 college-bound students took the SAT test. Assume that the test scores are sorted from lowest to highest and that the sorted data set is 5d1, d2, . . . , d1,647,1236.(a) Determine the position of the third quartile Q3. (b) Determine the position of the 90th percentile scoreX90.

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QUESTION:

Exercise 39 and 40 refer to the 2011 SAT scores. In 2011, a total of N = 1,647,123 college-bound students took the SAT test. Assume that the test scores are sorted from lowest to highest and that the sorted data set is 5d1, d2, . . . , d1,647,1236.(a) Determine the position of the third quartile Q3. (b) Determine the position of the 90th percentile scoreX90.

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(a)

Since  (which is odd)

The third quartile  will be the .

The third quartile is the  data.

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